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... spot , and then retreats uttering its note of alarm . The green Woodpecker may be heard tapping the loose bark of some decaying tree , and then taking its jerking flight to another , filling the wood with its peculiar wild - cry ; which ...
... spot , and then retreats uttering its note of alarm . The green Woodpecker may be heard tapping the loose bark of some decaying tree , and then taking its jerking flight to another , filling the wood with its peculiar wild - cry ; which ...
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Edward Jesse. SQUIRRELS . 21 While seated on the spot I have described , it is pleasant to watch the actions of the Squirrel . One may sometimes be seen bounding from branch to branch , and then descending to the ground , where it will ...
Edward Jesse. SQUIRRELS . 21 While seated on the spot I have described , it is pleasant to watch the actions of the Squirrel . One may sometimes be seen bounding from branch to branch , and then descending to the ground , where it will ...
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... spot near the Sandpit gate , when our attention was called to the hoarse croaking of a pair of Ravens , who were apparently endeavouring to take pos- session of one of the nests of the Herons that built on the tops of the trees , which ...
... spot near the Sandpit gate , when our attention was called to the hoarse croaking of a pair of Ravens , who were apparently endeavouring to take pos- session of one of the nests of the Herons that built on the tops of the trees , which ...
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... spot , and thus many Moles are killed in the course of the year . So far from the Mole being an injurious , it is a most useful , animal to the farmer . The little hillocks it casts up are generally composed of a rich and fine mould ...
... spot , and thus many Moles are killed in the course of the year . So far from the Mole being an injurious , it is a most useful , animal to the farmer . The little hillocks it casts up are generally composed of a rich and fine mould ...
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... spot . There can be no doubt that if the mole - casts are suffered to remain too long unspread , the young grain or grasses must suffer from suffocation , but this is the fault of the farmer . There are also other benefits to be derived ...
... spot . There can be no doubt that if the mole - casts are suffered to remain too long unspread , the young grain or grasses must suffer from suffocation , but this is the fault of the farmer . There are also other benefits to be derived ...
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Scenes and Occupations of Country Life: With Recollections of Natural History Edward Jesse Visualização integral - 1853 |
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