... Nature notes WEATHER LORE j PYRE weather, like the poor, is always with us. It provides our commonest topic of conversation, we watch its portents, adjust our wardrobe to it, plan our outings with it in mind and give great attention to the weather forecasts ...

... NATURE NOTE DAISIES IN JANUARY CIE abnormal mildness of this month so far has brought many surprises out of doors. There are flowers on the blackberry bushes, odd blossoms lingering from last autumn, and the ragwort still bears a few yellow flowers These ...

... rww• 1 Nature notes 1 WEAIIiER LORE will ITHE weather, like the poor, is -- always with us. It provides our commonest topic of conversation, we watch its portents, adjust our wardrobe to it, plan our outings with it in mind and give ...

... majesty of -Johann Sebastian Each Who never thrill mast deeply-felt in listening the wonderful unaccompanied violin Fourth NATURE NOTE When FaU the amuse -ment of our neighbours out into the garden after dark with torch to see what is happening In the insect ...

... NATURE NOTE Dun Diver wayfarer interested In the bird life on the lakes la the north of winter frequently glimpses a species of duck with a red bill and rich glossy green bead—« male goosander. Most winters there are some of these visitors present thereabouts ...

... NATURE NOTE RING-OUZELS IN BUNBEG According to the “List of Irish Birds the Ring-Ouzel is a summer. April to September visitor occurring occasionally In winter, I wonder if this can exactly right, for when I saw an example in Bunbeg early in the month ...

... NATURE NOTE Stumptafl AMID the boughs a tow-hog tree overhanging the chilly waters of the heck a little brown wren was questing diligently—for What* The tree seemed bate of food suitable for a bird as Mother Hubbard's cupboard Yet “Stumptall was not at ...

... Nature Note Scales But Music AN angler, commenting that is rare for a fish of specimen size to be caught in an organised angling matcn, declares that the older fish become aware the significance of hordes of anglers on the banks, and smother any temptation ...

... NATURE NOTES RETURN OF THE PINE MARTEN Recently I have from time to time come across evidence which seems t indicate that the blue pine marten may re-establish its footing in the Highlands —particularly in those deer forest areas. portions of which are ...

... NATURE NOTE By a Frozen Pond A THIN sheet of ice covered the pond. holding in its firm grasp duckweed and rushes. Trees, which came down to the water's edge. were still and silent in the morning fog, and the busy twitter of the birds seemed subdued. Alders ...

... Nature Notes ON THE TUMMEL GULLS FEEDING ON SALMON KELTS Winter Foragers Effect of the Mild Spell Rare Mishaps In January there is little hint of spring beside the Tummel . Swift waters , ambertinged , sweep down the valley to the Tay from snowy Ben y' ...

... value psychologically in uncer THE MEANDERING AVON AT A picturesque view of the Avon at the bridge near Tantara Lodge NATURE NOTE Frost on the Twigs ALKING up the hill with the tangle of the wintry hedgerow on our right we noticed many things of interest ...