... Nature Note. NIGHTS DAYS By CECIL T. COLLACOTT. A mild frost has touched the earth **■ vvUiist tne has been queen the night sines, and the white beam* have the crisp Ileitis that responded with a gleam of myriad silver, points. The stillness tliat has ...

... Nature Note. Scenes and Sounds, :o o: THE warm flush of Autumn spreads farther along the hedgerows, and across the face of the woodlands, deepening here and there to those tones bronze, that, in the light the setting sun, gleam such a rich lustre. There ...

... Nature Note. A NEW YEAR VISION. By CECIL T. COLLACOTT. RAIN broke the long epell frost, and the -change was a welcome oue for the birds well as lor man. the morning the starlings gather the roofs of the cottages and chatter merrily, whilst along the garden ...

... NATURE NOTE. A large owl flew through the lookout window of the engine of a train from London to Eastbourne, last night, and dropped dead on the footplate.' The glass of the window was splintered, but the driver and his mate were not hurt. ...

... Nature Note. (By CECIL T. COLLACOTT.) TTOWEVER STORMY THE DAY has > been there is nearly always break after sunset. The clouds seem to fall back and the starry space overhead widens swiftly. A pale light flushes the eastern horizon, filtering here and ...

... NATURE NOTE THE REDSTART. The. Redstart., name comes from the old. English word which means tail. So the Redstart, or Redsteort. very often known as the Redtail. The central ,pair of feathers of the male bird** tail are greyish-brown, the rest of the ...

... TO-DAY'S NATURE NOTE! '. Why Do Grey Squirrels Dislike Bristol District? The English counties in which the grey squirrel is most prevalent are London, i. Middlesex. Surrey, Kent, Sussex. Hertford- I. shire, Buckinghamshire. Hampshire, Berk-3 shire. O ...

... NATURE NOTE : THE DIPPER. A bird which attracts much attention on the rivers is the dipper—or water crow as it is called in Scotland. He is not a friend of the fisherman any more than a brilliant plumaged kingfisher. The latter take, toll of the young ...

... A NATURE NOTE. Have you ever heard el a lab culled the carp? It is water fish weighing anything, up to Itibs and my reason tor mentioning it, is that this big hsL be:ongs to the same family as those gleaming Little beautiss, geidflah, in fact another ...

... A NATURE NOTE. Away down in Brasil there is a species of tree frog that builds its nest in the water. This nest is a sort of fortification for the protection of the frog's eggs and later for its young. The fortification is built in this manner. Mrs. Fro ...

... Nature Note September Fruitfulness FAVOURED such glorious weather as we have for few days -enjoyed, September can be a most delightful month—second to none in the iwhole cycle of the year. Throughout an unbeclouded day, the warm light of the sun enhances ...

... Nature Note An Autumn Afternoon By CEC,L ' a - severe foretaste of Ii - - many cases • the and delight- Vn, •las' maturing autumn hues. ...