Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 67
... feed nearer . They are also excellent watchmen for the fowl resting on the banks , and it is astonishing to see the ... feeding - ground of the divers . In very severe weather , especially during a snow - storm , both ducks and wigeon ...
... feed nearer . They are also excellent watchmen for the fowl resting on the banks , and it is astonishing to see the ... feeding - ground of the divers . In very severe weather , especially during a snow - storm , both ducks and wigeon ...
Page 68
... feeding on some water - insect which they could not find at the margin . In winter they never feed farther from shore than they can sound the bottom , by sinking their heads and turning up their tails , like the domestic duck . An ...
... feeding on some water - insect which they could not find at the margin . In winter they never feed farther from shore than they can sound the bottom , by sinking their heads and turning up their tails , like the domestic duck . An ...
Page 72
... feeding ground , makes a good resting place for ducks at mid - day . When they are detected there in fancied security with their beaks under their wings , and one leg tucked up comfortably into their breast feathers , it is the most cer ...
... feeding ground , makes a good resting place for ducks at mid - day . When they are detected there in fancied security with their beaks under their wings , and one leg tucked up comfortably into their breast feathers , it is the most cer ...
Page 73
... feeding together , on the Inch Tavannach side of the straits . Saw it would be a most difficult stalk , and , from the nature of the ground , that I could only get a flying right and left . So it turned out ; a long circuit brought me ...
... feeding together , on the Inch Tavannach side of the straits . Saw it would be a most difficult stalk , and , from the nature of the ground , that I could only get a flying right and left . So it turned out ; a long circuit brought me ...
Page 74
... feeding in circles of from twenty to thirty yards in circumference . They were now at the furthest point , and I , of course , waited till they came to the nearest , which brought the mass to within forty yards . Fired into the middle ...
... feeding in circles of from twenty to thirty yards in circumference . They were now at the furthest point , and I , of course , waited till they came to the nearest , which brought the mass to within forty yards . Fired into the middle ...
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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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