Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 67
... shot is next to impossible , as they can sound the bottom at the distance of several hundred yards from the land , and seldom feed nearer . They are also excellent watchmen for the fowl resting on the banks , and it is astonishing to ...
... shot is next to impossible , as they can sound the bottom at the distance of several hundred yards from the land , and seldom feed nearer . They are also excellent watchmen for the fowl resting on the banks , and it is astonishing to ...
Page 68
... shot . So I perceived that this spot was a 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 ...
... shot . So I perceived that this spot was a 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 ...
Page 72
... shot . There is also a fine view of Inch Moan , and part of the Straits , from the top of the ruin , once the yearly resort of the Osprey , and which I never ascend without regret for having murdered her on her own threshold . From the ...
... shot . There is also a fine view of Inch Moan , and part of the Straits , from the top of the ruin , once the yearly resort of the Osprey , and which I never ascend without regret for having murdered her on her own threshold . From the ...
Page 73
... shot for a specimen . In the far distance , to the west , keeper spied what we thought a morillon diving , but when I advanced I saw it was a male tuft . Dropped him dead ; a long shot . No more fowl seen to day ; total , five head ...
... shot for a specimen . In the far distance , to the west , keeper spied what we thought a morillon diving , but when I advanced I saw it was a male tuft . Dropped him dead ; a long shot . No more fowl seen to day ; total , five head ...
Page 74
... it could not get out of sight , and I soon picked up the ninth dun - bird to two discharges . When it is borne in mind that my charge did not exceed an ounce and three- quarters of No. 4 shot , and that the dun 74 THE PEAT ISLAND .
... it could not get out of sight , and I soon picked up the ninth dun - bird to two discharges . When it is borne in mind that my charge did not exceed an ounce and three- quarters of No. 4 shot , and that the dun 74 THE PEAT ISLAND .
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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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