... Nature Note Homing LTI.MX brlUK* Hie salmon, due spawn, to the upper reaches of the rivers ; the leaffall the recognised time for these tlsh be on the redds.” though It varies in different parts. The story of the salmon's migrations, Its Indomitable ...

... NATURE NOTE Long-Distance Travellers MANY of the mltraats that will be travelllnx overseas In autumn are lonc-dlstance fliers, speed “aces are the swifts, yet the sand-pipers can beat their records. The warblers, small as they are, travel the Mediterranean ...

... Nature Note Charms of May rIE charms of art !>''• hansUble : nils is sweet-brealh’d nionUi.' lady the year, rrw ’ with the beauty of ronii' things are these days that am are limes when lfir yumlover desires only i»m 1 while and In some rmwr understand ...

... Nature Note Refreshing Jaly sky. la which a rides triumphantly ; fanner, with h., % gathered Into scented l * the comers of « fields, finds fault sudden drift rai n that out distant hills, ft,,, *i welcome— A tracing. S freshening the After spell - ...

... Nature Note Charms Of The “Merrie” Month rpo-DAY we the A merrie month May. tVonder not that In days of old folk hailed lti> comine with toy and revelry, for now bntns the rich lush season of year with the countryside taklnc on Its chlefest glory—, • ...

... Nature Note Flitting Time IXTHEN tb« com Jungl* cut »' then U much flitting ■motif tbote wild creatnret that comprtaa tIM mntarloui “underworld of Natan. It la aort of “lopiy-turvaj” stale of adalra tor tka tcid mica. role*, rabbita, hanreat mice—eo ...

... Nature Note Departed Glory TETALKINO by the laketide when brown October la painting the countryside «Mb tones of maet, many changes are apparent already—the ton graceful reed* that formed a fringe of tiring green along the water's edge, are rnsllng stolk* ...

... Nature Note January “Joy” That MrOs thare the hope kindled when iuuir come* evident, for more snalehee of hedterow moslc enliven our eonntry walks these days of the early New Year, when mild conditions prevail. Listen to the missel-thrush as pauses for ...

... NATURE NOTE Little Brown Bird The partridge coveys are revealed since the oats and wheat have been cut. On the brittle stubbles you may see the family feedingthe abundant food supply provides nourishment for the young birds, and they will soon lying as ...

... Nature Note Cuckoo Flowers MANY of onr spring Sowers of the dew-wet meadows are consecrated, It were, to the cuckoo. Perhaps the daintiest of them all Is the Lady-smock, “that lores to spring, beside the swamp margin of some ptasby pond.” To conn try ...

... NATURE NOTE Hawfinch OF the many birds that visit our orchards the hawllnch one of the handsomest, adorned In plumage orange and fold and black, splashed with chestnut and brown. Despite his startling colours he not easily seen, being shy and secretive ...

... Nature Note Crown of Summer UWIBT the Mell of new>3 tamed (arrow, and sweet the eceat of hoacysacklc after warn rata, feat emny Metoretovere tfte sweetest of all tfeltwi the traaraaoe of aew-mown fees, eeliritei there bloomed an tbs wealth of summer ...