... NATURE NOTES Tracks in the Snow With the coming of snow we have once again the opportunity and pleasure of viewing the countryside in its covering of seasonal whiteness. ‘Occasionally, too, the trees and hedgerows, all so delicately arranged in strange ...

... NATURE NOTES Unwelcome visitors A large flock of starlings has recently taken up residence at a local poultry farm. Here we find them in numbers of up to 2,000 strong, and these unwanted and uninvited guests are stealing large quantities of feeding-stuffs ...

... NATURE NOTES Shortage of Nesting Sites Though Todmorden and Halifax have had nesting jackdaws for years. it was not until this year that this species have stayed in Hebden Bridge ang Mytholmroyd, Probably the pulling down of the old corn mill at Todmorden ...

... NATURE NOTES “Distinctive Group Terms” | Having recently seen the largest flock of magpies I have ever observed locally—some Bg in number—l brought out my list of “ Collective Group Terms.” I found the old and proper term for this species of bird to be ...

... NATURE NOTES Cale Damage In Woods To view the number of fallen brought to ecarth in the recent galc gives the viewer a feeling of regre! This feeling of something lost is rather difficult to explain. Necither is such loss an individual matier. It is the ...

... Nature Notes THE ECGS OF WILD BIRDS. Mx.nl of our wild ‘?ud- are now busy with har domesug u:waL«dur building thewr nests, of the nests have been bus, and the eggs lmd. It always gives great pleasure w 0 he paturalist 1o fld e cosy Desis, and see the ...

... NATURE NOTES Look Out for Waxwings Though somewhat irregular and lacking any acknowledged sequence, we have occasionally what is termed in the ornithology world a “ Waxwing year.” From recent reports and observations it would seem that these rather striking ...

... NATURE NOTES Fieldfares Welcome Visitors The day was dull and strangely mild for the time of year. Few people were about, chiefly farmers feeding and tending their livestock. ( However, they were in full agreement on one point when the topic of fieldfares ...

... NATURE NOTES Wi inter’s Approach Most birds are already wearing their brand new winter coats, but birds like swallows and house martins whose food ic taken mainly whilst on the wing, are gradually making the change-over. Mallard drakes, on the other hand ...

... NATURE NOTES Falling leaf and fading tree Ihe evenings come noticeably earlier in the day. Lush summer is past. Even so a few of the trees still retain some resemblance of greenery, though others are already changing their gay coverings and displaying ...

... FRENCH DICTIONARIES NATURE NOTES Where are the foxes ? Inevitably, the loss of fledgling birds continues throughout the lcmtical nesting period, As the pre’damrs reap their harvest it would seem to be nature’s way of sorting lout. The untortunate weaklings ...

... NATURE NOTES Barn Owl Seen in Favourite Haunts Some rather good news has been reported during the week—that a barn owl has been seen near one of its favourite old haunts and at a likely nesting site. The last time we saw this bird, which may be considered ...