Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 66
... kind of wild fowl . At a little distance , it appears almost level with the water , on which account , as well as from its mossy formation , it abounds in swamps and morasses . This may partly account for the partiality of the wild fowl ...
... kind of wild fowl . At a little distance , it appears almost level with the water , on which account , as well as from its mossy formation , it abounds in swamps and morasses . This may partly account for the partiality of the wild fowl ...
Page 68
... kind of nucleus round which a quantity of the rubbish had col- lected . But I have flown far away from my island , where , in summer as in winter , there is always some rare and shy sojourner . At the end of some long point , immersed ...
... kind of nucleus round which a quantity of the rubbish had col- lected . But I have flown far away from my island , where , in summer as in winter , there is always some rare and shy sojourner . At the end of some long point , immersed ...
Page 73
... 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 difficult stalk ...
... 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 difficult stalk ...
Page 75
... kind is . It was , therefore , without much grumbling that I rowed to Rossdhu for my powder - flask , a distance of about two miles . When we returned to Inch Moan , the day had worn on . I got a flying right and left at wigeon , on the ...
... kind is . It was , therefore , without much grumbling that I rowed to Rossdhu for my powder - flask , a distance of about two miles . When we returned to Inch Moan , the day had worn on . I got a flying right and left at wigeon , on the ...
Page 84
... kind , as well as fish ; but I never saw them drink , and when offered water , they showed as much dislike to it as a cat . All day the young owl sat moping , with closed eyes , hissing and snapping his bill if disturbed ; but , about ...
... kind , as well as fish ; but I never saw them drink , and when offered water , they showed as much dislike to it as a cat . All day the young owl sat moping , with closed eyes , hissing and snapping his bill if disturbed ; but , about ...
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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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