Outing . the wing, and was off downthe path with the captured quarry witha scream of triumph, leaving us baffledand somewhat disconcerted. It must be confessed that Lady gaveevidence of being a very emancipatedyoung woman for some time after this,and utterly failed to appreciate the dic-tates of the Mrs. Grundy of falconry;or her official representatives, the Dukesof St. Albans, descendants of fascinatingNell Gwyn, who to this day are hered-itary grand falconers of did the sonsy Lady Clara fly offby herself and stay out whole nights to-gether, duringwhich time shevery evidentlyl
Outing . the wing, and was off downthe path with the captured quarry witha scream of triumph, leaving us baffledand somewhat disconcerted. It must be confessed that Lady gaveevidence of being a very emancipatedyoung woman for some time after this,and utterly failed to appreciate the dic-tates of the Mrs. Grundy of falconry;or her official representatives, the Dukesof St. Albans, descendants of fascinatingNell Gwyn, who to this day are hered-itary grand falconers of did the sonsy Lady Clara fly offby herself and stay out whole nights to-gether, duringwhich time shevery evidentlylooked out for herown provender, forshe often refused,when she returnedfrom the scandal-ous expeditions, topay attention to themost succulent lure. Her dislike ofthe other CampBuckshaw petsgrew in intensity,and it must be ad-mitted that it wasjustified, for, quiteapart from the factof the difference insocial station, boththe porcupine andthe sly crows an-noyed her sadly themoment that shedared to alight on. LADY FEEDING ON SQUIRREL the ground. The former was too familiarby half, and would simply walk overher, especially when she was feeding,and, since he was a chunky little beggar,all the bracing and covering she couldcommand with her wings could not availagainst his weight, the result being thatshe would fly off with her food in aliterally screaming rage. As for the crows, their method of at-tack was far more insidious and success-ful. Several threatening rushes by Ladyhad given me to believe that, one ofthese fine days, she would make a mealof Othello or Iago. But the crowswere not greatly afraid of the biggerbirds formidable talons and beak, andIago especially stood up to her on sev-eral occasions so cockily that we wereforced to cry out Bravo, crow! Butthey never were bold enough to attackher face to face. Their method was toapproach softly when she was feedingwith her wings and tail spread out stiff-ly to protect her food, and then to reachin from behind surreptitiously, an
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