... NATURE NOTES Sir, —“ The north wind doth blow', and shall have snow'”; but the robin will not be affected as much as the last three lines of the verse pictur —it will become, perhaps, more domesticated. Starlings will appreciate the chimneytops to the ...

... NATURE NOTES. Sir,—YesterdWiliViiinfeciana the east wind blew incessantly. But to-day there is No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, and it is warm, causing many winged insects to be about. Besides the remaining swallows and martins, the spiders are ...

... NATURE NOTES Sir,—Whether one buys a cokernut fruiterer’s, or wins it at the “ shy,” one should not forget to hang out least half it for never-giddy tits. Great, coal, and blue tits will all come feed on the nutritious kernel; but) the latter will, perhaps ...

... NATURE NOTES. Sir,—At an early hourthis morning I looked out of the open window and saw a wood pigeon walking down the gravel walk in the next garden. In the bed on one side of the path are some gooseberry and currant bushes bearing some , nice fruit ...

... NATURE NOTES Sir,—This is the ninth spring day of March, ind as the robins are singing high in the trees at sunset, it seems that to-morrow will also be fine. Last Tuesday week, the first the consecutive pleasant days, I saw the first bees. They were ...

... NATURE NOTES. Sir,—Seeing the swallows approaching Londonby-the sea singly, now and then, reminds of some (about a dozen, besides a few martins) I saw in the heart of London proper on May 2nd They were in St. James*s Park, on the Whitehall side of the ...

... NATURE NOTES Sir, —Yesterday afternoon several starlings were making a raid on the cherries on a fairly large tree in a garden next door but one. It was not until they had pecked, and in some cases carried off. a good deal of the fruit that the lady of ...

... NATURE NOTES. Sir,—The plump dor-beetle, black above and metallic blue below, is keeping out late this season. Last Thursday I found one, apparently dead, in the water in the fowls' drinking trough, and at dusk to-day one flew smartly against my cheek ...

... NATURE NOTES. Sir, —It is net often one comes across dead bird, except those in a poulterer’s shop and lady’s hat. I have, unfortunately, but nc t with much sadness as if it had happened in spring summer, seen two dead birds this w blackbird on Sunday ...

... NATURE NOTES. Sir,—For the last two days there has been a touch of wind from the north, this seems to have caused the swifts to leave for warmer lands. The birds were last seen flying up and down in shelter of the cliffs on Thursday evening, when the ...

... NATURE NOTES, Sir,—Yesterday, and for awe or more pre. viously, a hoverer fly, having a yellow and brown-banded body, frequented the window pane on the inside. Day by day it got weaker, its movements being quite a contrast to those of one of this species ...

... NATURE NOTES Sir, —It seems as if the missel thrush which came the garden month ago will, like the ■robin, spend the winter here. He cannot help being noisy and angry when disturbed, but he is making himself at home on the lawn and among the clusters ...