Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 70
... monument of his folly . It has often , however , been useful to us as an observatory for wild fowl . The sheep - pasture of this island is peculiarly rich , and always in great request among the farmers . It is 70 THE PEAT ISLAND .
... monument of his folly . It has often , however , been useful to us as an observatory for wild fowl . The sheep - pasture of this island is peculiarly rich , and always in great request among the farmers . It is 70 THE PEAT ISLAND .
Page 71
... fowl , and bring wild swans or geese . Besides , the soft rainy weather of the west has prevailed so much , rendering the loch large and full , that the few water - fowl that do frequent it at such unfavourable times , have all kept to ...
... fowl , and bring wild swans or geese . Besides , the soft rainy weather of the west has prevailed so much , rendering the loch large and full , that the few water - fowl that do frequent it at such unfavourable times , have all kept to ...
Page 72
... fowl from the Hooper to the Teal . And , lastly , the Castle of Galbraith , a very small island , which , although it has no feeding ground , makes a good resting place for ducks at mid - day . When they are detected there in fancied ...
... fowl from the Hooper to the Teal . And , lastly , the Castle of Galbraith , a very small island , which , although it has no feeding ground , makes a good resting place for ducks at mid - day . When they are detected there in fancied ...
Page 73
... fowl of any kind on Luss shores , so embarked for the islands . Detected the whole mass of tufts , dun - birds , morillons , & c . , diving and feeding together , on the Inch Tavannach side of the straits . Saw it would be a most ...
... fowl of any kind on Luss shores , so embarked for the islands . Detected the whole mass of tufts , dun - birds , morillons , & c . , diving and feeding together , on the Inch Tavannach side of the straits . Saw it would be a most ...
Page 74
... fowl , we followed in pursuit , and drove him ashore into a bush on Inch Tavannach . I put my hand into my pocket for my powder - flask , to load , in case he might dash out into the water again . No flask was there ! I had left it on ...
... fowl , we followed in pursuit , and drove him ashore into a bush on Inch Tavannach . I put my hand into my pocket for my powder - flask , to load , in case he might dash out into the water again . No flask was there ! I had left it on ...
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Page i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,