Bird Populations
May I offer a suggestion to those many people, young and old, who will doubtless compete for the Do prize offered by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds? The subject......
In The Garden
I spent a pleasant hour this week in a garden which pro- duced a succession of prize-winning irises at the latest show of the R.H.S. They looked very lovely, especially as seen......
A Car-loving Panda
We have all noticed how fond of a motor-car is the domestic dog ; but the dog is by no means unique in this taste. Among other animals the Panda, which has been enjoying a......
A Superior Male
The scientific as well as the curious are given plenty of food for speculation in almost all the ways of this bird. For the first time the other day I learned that its large......
Country Life
Beneficent Drought Three weeks and more of much sun and no rain have singularly failed to qualify the freshness and greenness of the English scene. Grass, grain crops and most......
Little England
In talk about the fine stretch of coast scenery about St. David's Head, for which the National Trust seeks funds, the phrase " Little England beyond Wales " has been freely......
Turkey Tactics
Some recent accounts of the strange habits and behaviour of that eccentric bird, the brush turkey, now multiplying its progeny at the Whipsnade Zoo, have misrepresented or mis-......
In Praise Of Wales
The National Trust has now collected enough money to save one bit of the Pembrokeshire coast. St. David's Head and Carn Llidi are safe ; but a good sum is needed to complete the......
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