Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page viii
... the nightingale and other small birds . - Adders . — Norway rats.— Stoats . - Weasels . - White Pheasants . - White Deer . - Stalking Alpine hares . - The Nightjar . · . 170 ROCKS AND RIVERS . CORRACH - BAH ; OR , viii TABLE OF CONTENTS .
... the nightingale and other small birds . - Adders . — Norway rats.— Stoats . - Weasels . - White Pheasants . - White Deer . - Stalking Alpine hares . - The Nightjar . · . 170 ROCKS AND RIVERS . CORRACH - BAH ; OR , viii TABLE OF CONTENTS .
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... stoat ; there is no escape from him , for he can follow them to the inmost recesses of their earth . Early one morning , when looking after blackcocks on the stubble , I detected a stoat entering a rat's hole . As he had not seen me , I ...
... stoat ; there is no escape from him , for he can follow them to the inmost recesses of their earth . Early one morning , when looking after blackcocks on the stubble , I detected a stoat entering a rat's hole . As he had not seen me , I ...
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... stoat . Close to the House of Hopes , where I was spending the summer , there are two knolls , one a low sandy one , covered with furze and broom , and all catacombed by rabbit - burrows . Standing upon the higher knoll , I perceived on ...
... stoat . Close to the House of Hopes , where I was spending the summer , there are two knolls , one a low sandy one , covered with furze and broom , and all catacombed by rabbit - burrows . Standing upon the higher knoll , I perceived on ...
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John Colquhoun. sheep - dogs to attack the stoat ; at which they were soon so expert as very rarely to miss being the rabbit's avenger . The weasel , only half the size of the stoat , is more than a match for either a full - grown rabbit ...
John Colquhoun. sheep - dogs to attack the stoat ; at which they were soon so expert as very rarely to miss being the rabbit's avenger . The weasel , only half the size of the stoat , is more than a match for either a full - grown rabbit ...
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Alpine hare angler appeared bait bank barn owl bird boat cast Castle chance Cladich colour Crap-na-Gower deer distance diving ducks dun-birds eagle eggs eyrie favourite feed fish flew flies flock foot forest frequent frost gamekeeper ground grouse gulls hatched head heard Highland hill hook Inch Moan Inverary island keeper killed Kilmun land legs Loch Awe Loch Goil Loch Lomond Loch Long look mallard miles moors morillon morning nearly nest never night numbers once otter pair perched Peter pheasants poacher pool poor pounds prey ring-dove river rock rose Rossarden salmon Sandy scarcely sea-trout seen seized seldom shallow shoot shore shot side snipe sometimes soon sport spring stalking stoat stream summer tawny owl took tree trolling trout walk watched watchers weather white owl wigeon wind wing winter woodcock yards young
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