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... NATURE NOTES. Among the many signs of the season that are to be seen in the country just now none is more pleasing to lovers of birds than the large flocks of lapwings that are following the meadows and pasture fields in search of grubs. In the early ...

... NATURE NOTES FOR AUGUST. The Passing of Summer. To birds the sunumr is now over sail the sand martin colonies in river bank ant quarry are deserted and the late owners with their grown-up families dock and Hy to new roosting places. The swifts have gone ...

... NATURE NOTES. 3.—COMMON SNIPE. (** Gallinago Gallinago Linn). The common snipe breeds over large areas in Europe, Asia and North Africa. It is a bird of moor and marsh, perhaps most remarkable for its very long, sensitive bill. Its shot-battered corpse ...

... NATURE NOTES. ENGLISH CRAYFISH. Schemes for the restoration of crayfish to tributaries of the Thames. from which they have totally disappeared, owing to the crayfish disease, are, the Zounty Gentleman underatands,eotertaiaed by some of the proprietors ...

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... NATURE NOTES IF THE local moors do not abound in bird life at this time of year, at least the Pennine reservoir. are of some attraction. Duck of a variet:,. of species are attracted to these high waters. but without doubt the most welcome Ail tor in our ...

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... nature notes IT'S that time of year every “arachnaphobe” dreads - “spider time.” The first “monster” of the year turned up in the bath the other evening, much to the delight of the children. It was a housespider - Tegenaria giantes and really lived up ...

... nature notes brilliant views of a marsh harrier, with male and female flying slowly over the reed beds. One male was very confident and perched at the top of the reeds allowing us to get the telescopes on him so the children could get a close up look ...

... NATURE NOTES. Dots and Scent. Has anyone seen dog voluntarily smelling flowers? An Irish terrier who, consequence of burglars, has been introduced into the house from a dog's home, has apparently net only the natural olfactory sense of his tribe, but ...

... NATURE NOTES For some reason there was a very evident absence ol many of our common residentiary species ol birds and about the garden during December, and probably the only sound to oe heard would that the robin or the startled call of a blackbird if ...