Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Cassell and company, ltd. · leaf 88
ever it espies oneof these animals. Although mobbed by blackbirds, chaf-finches, and other feathered creatures, whohave reason to dislike it, this wee owl feeds itsyoung ones, all day long, in the most uncon-cerned manner. It darts like a flash intothe nesting hole with the food, and if thereis… … CORMORANTS. The Common Cormorant THE Common Cormorant is decidedly abird of character and intelligence.Both the Chinese and Japanese have for cen-turies trained it to catch fish for them, and itis interesting to note, by the way, that thispeculiar sport was introduced into Europesome time during…
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