... NATURE NOTES. The Loss of a Bird Friend. live in country cottage, and we've hid a blackbird that has lived and winter with us since c&ine here, and that's about five years ago He was quite tame, and fed with the fowls on the cruinibs laid fcr him the ...

... NATURE NOTES. HARVEST DAYS. When Nature begins drees herself in. autumn robes, and yellow grain makes with green field her richest colour-picture, the farmer girds up his loins to enter the work the year, and to secure the fruits that have been maturing ...

... NATURE NOTES. Eagle Attacks White Tebrier. On one occasion, -when out on the hiil in deer forest R.os3-shire with gamekeeper friend (we were in quest of foxes'/ dens), witnessed what seemed to ine ail amazing instance of the unusual temerity of the golden ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE FOREST MYSTERIOUS. The forest lay west the village, and made green and soft curtain, behind the sun retired ■when he went to rest. [No matter whether it was the shortest day winter the longest of summer, it was one and the same—the great ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE LAPWING. OEISTATtTS.) The singling of the birds since long before Dan cola the fowlen maken melodic has. been a specific priug. Scouana bird-ory is «o char*cierisuc sweetest of times as the piping tutted along the have iU st returned ...

... NATURE NOTES. the blooming heather. our early forefathers neglected °harms of the heather plants and have left no folk-lore concerning them, the defect has been more than supplied by tiie place given them in modern literature and the sentiment and decorations ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE CUCKOO. (CUCULUS Who does not atop to listen to the , of the cuckoo—young folks arrested novelty, and older ones trains two*' reflections? How much there is in' fold note cannot be told even 'by a 6peC1 ' lees than hour, and by that ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE ROOK. If for some reason British ornithologists were be restricted to the company one species of our island birds, there can r be little doubt which group would be selected, for, if you take liim all in all, you will not find the equals ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE SQUIRREL VULGARIS). The increase fir plantations during last century has brought about many changes interesting to all -watch natural phenomena. The rainfall and the amount flow the rivers have been affected; the fertility and the amenity ...

... NATURE NOTES. OUATHKS SAND PIT. Most visitors to sand pits to see what can bo learned geologically. They search for sea sheds and 1 rounded pebble* and stratification, and other marine evidences, they i»tudy the outline of the surface, and l put dtown ...

... NATURE NOTES. Nesting in Highlands. the Highland# the earliest; nesting birds are the Raven, Coldon Eagle, and Crossbill. would be difficult award honour of being first nester to any species, certain pair birds might build abnormally early and that set ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE SQUIRREL. Before the. Government goes for large scheme afforestation, will require - to pass Destruction Squirrels Act, for injury caused to plantations these ' rodents is very serious, as many of northern- proprietors know their They ...