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... Nature Notes mDMBLED rocks lay thickly on both sides the river here and numerous trees made the spot a very sheltered one. Insect life must have be« abundant Judging the many wagtails that were in evidence. Both the pled and the grey varieties were c ...

... NATURE NOTES Although the sun shone brightly the other day, there was little warmth in it; indeed the air was bitterly cold, with strong westerly wind that suggested snow—at least on the high ground. Never had the countryside been so barren and devoid ...

... Nature Notes PART from robin or two xx and the usual collection of sparrows, there have been very few interesting birds in and around the garden during the past few weeks. One afternoon last week, however, something unusuai DID appear. Perched on bush ...

... Nature Notes CO quiet was the place that seldom anyone passed this way; the path led through a little wood into open country and a short distance ahead were two small marshy ponds. Quantities of rushes and reeds grew here providing thick shelter for any ...

... NATURE NOTES rolling sand dunes These were mergansers--those *■ Forvte stretched far ahead large, saw-billed birds whose' sanctuary. t>f eider ducks, short legs are placed so far terr.s and many other birds back on their bodies that: the tide gradually ...

... Nature Notes Geology excursions, led by Dr William Fraser the Geology Department, Aberdeen Unlvenlty, have met with great success among members of Northern Naturalists Club and no doubt an outing on Sunday to the Glenesk area will be no exception. A special ...

... NATURE NOTES IWA.S awakened by much Bir certainly very sprlngclai and chatter 'lke snowdrops are showing winnow; occasionally, trie their little white blooms in voices would sav: JACK in a many a garden and so, too. deep throaty manner. are the flowers ...

... Nature Notes UTSIDE my cottage is a la e field, part of which is Ai a r birds of many dav (as 80 often in the ) I.was not os and came in i fashion. In the distance, the birds to thrushes, “Bot sone thrushes do usually appear in part like t As the birds ...

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... NATURE NOTES fItHAT starlings are gregari* birds is proved bv the great flocks that one sees from time to lime, and their chatterings always seem to suggest that the large family very cheerful and livelv one. It was unusual, therefore, to see solitary ...