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Nature Notes (BV FLORAFAUN.)

... Nature Notes (BV FLORAFAUN.) The morning ntitit begin now to proclaim the :ohent o UILIIIIII. ii,. wort.. x The partridge is distinguished among the feathered race (or the affectionate care which it towards its young. hen the brood is hatched—very ...

Published: Thursday 28 August 1913
Newspaper: Porthcawl News
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 541 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Nature Notes, (By FLORAFAUN.)

... Nature Notes, (By FLORAFAUN.) Holiday-makers who come within the smell of salt-water can scarcely fail to notice as they ramble along the coast the numerous varieties ei aeaweeds, which are maseleasly being torn from the rocks by the wind and waves ...

Published: Thursday 04 September 1913
Newspaper: Porthcawl News
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 314 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Nature Notes (BY FLORAFAUN.)

... Nature Notes (BY FLORAFAUN.) One of the most common and best known objects of our seashores is the limpet. lhough there are many varieties in Porthcawl, the ordinary observer would probably fail to distinguish one from the other. = x = The Patella ...

Published: Thursday 11 September 1913
Newspaper: Porthcawl News
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 418 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Nature Notes. (BY' FLORAFAUN.)

... Nature Notes. (BY' FLORAFAUN.) The weather during the week-end was not altogether suitable for nature study rambles, for a somewhat stiff breeze kept most animate things in safe retreat. Neither birds nor insects are fond of a high wind—the latter ...

Published: Thursday 18 September 1913
Newspaper: Porthcawl News
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 578 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

NATURE NOTES

... NATURE NOTES. This is the time when the rook begins to nest. As a rule, the rook is a sedate, clerical-looking bird, with glossy, black coat, and grave but knowing aspects. But just now they throw aside this assumption of gravity and sedateness. They ...

Published: Thursday 12 March 1914
Newspaper: Porthcawl News
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 475 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

NATURE NOTES

... NATURE NOTES. The swollen leaf buds of the trees appear to have waited the first soft spring shower before bursting forth. A few days ago the hedge-roves were comparatively bare—now, as we look down the narrow lanes the under branches of the roadside ...

Published: Thursday 09 April 1914
Newspaper: Porthcawl News
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 975 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PORTHCAWL

... of the Glamorgan Yeomanry are cordially invited to attend. Further particulars may be seen in our advertisement columns. NATURE NOTE.—A fortnight ago mention was made of the mildness of the season, in regard to the temperature, as evinced by the circumstance ...

Published: Thursday 08 November 1923
Newspaper: Porthcawl News
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1014 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Children's Corner. (Ily Uncle Dick

... cheerless season widtout them? So save wiut leave over from meals for the birds, and get your friends to do likewise. 4 Nature Note. Very few of oar British butterflies spend the winter mon.hs as perfect insects—not often, even, as caterpillars, but usually ...

Published: Friday 24 February 1933
Newspaper: Glamorgan Advertiser
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 219 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MUSTARD AND CRESS

... stopped us and said, How long have the ears of wheat been called berries ? This was, of course, a small challenge to our nature note of that day's issue in which we said. There is corn in abundance, fifty berries on a stalk and every berry full. Now, ...

Published: Saturday 30 September 1933
Newspaper: Caerphilly Journal
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1056 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

D. G. BALL SL Attrhy hale,

... that they themselves are the only sane people on the You never give us one of your earth. Perhaps in their abnormality Nature notes now, said one of our they can see things which are obbright young critics the other day. genre to the wise and prudent ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1934
Newspaper: Caerphilly Journal
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1016 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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... their repertoire was, if anything, more varied than ever. The Mari Llwyd was also in protinnem :: : : : : A w. der of nature notes remarks that this winter, the trees retained their leaves longer than usual. But owing to Christmas expenses cheque-books ...

Published: Friday 28 December 1934
Newspaper: Glamorgan Gazette
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 3396 | Page: 5 | Tags: none