Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 54
... wing . As for the little hawk , although I marked the very spot she rose from , all my ingenuity could not discover her young . She flew about , appearing quite unconcerned so long as I kept near this place ; but when I walked away ...
... wing . As for the little hawk , although I marked the very spot she rose from , all my ingenuity could not discover her young . She flew about , appearing quite unconcerned so long as I kept near this place ; but when I walked away ...
Page 55
... wing from the landrail's feather , ( a partridge tail feather will do as well , ) and a green body . It was the strangest fishing I ever attempted , to pitch the fly at every open space , however small , and twitch back again without ...
... wing from the landrail's feather , ( a partridge tail feather will do as well , ) and a green body . It was the strangest fishing I ever attempted , to pitch the fly at every open space , however small , and twitch back again without ...
Page 58
... wings and legs , at the same time pecking at something , apparently with as much ease as a barn - door fowl would devour a handful of grain . It was so intent on its repast , that I was not perceived for a few seconds , but on peeping ...
... wings and legs , at the same time pecking at something , apparently with as much ease as a barn - door fowl would devour a handful of grain . It was so intent on its repast , that I was not perceived for a few seconds , but on peeping ...
Page 68
... mate is floating upon the glassy deep . At the sound of a footstep , they both extend their sluggish wings , and soar high into the air with loud and discordant scream , a pretty sure sign that the nest is 68 THE PEAT ISLAND .
... mate is floating upon the glassy deep . At the sound of a footstep , they both extend their sluggish wings , and soar high into the air with loud and discordant scream , a pretty sure sign that the nest is 68 THE PEAT ISLAND .
Page 69
... wings grew , they wandered away , and would not suffer themselves to be secured until they were half - famished . The gulls would often be driven back by extreme hunger to the place where they were usually fed : the herons , even in ...
... wings grew , they wandered away , and would not suffer themselves to be secured until they were half - famished . The gulls would often be driven back by extreme hunger to the place where they were usually fed : the herons , even in ...
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