Country Life More Owl Intelligence.
A very odd story of the perverse intelligence of a number of Spanish owls on his estate was told recently by Sir George Courthope to the R. S. P. B., and was commented on in the......
Asiatic Flowers.
Every bigger garden, or garden where peat is procura ble, should contain some of the newer Chinese rhododendrons, of which Mr. Wallace is one of the most successful growers:......
This Device For Attracting The Beetles Is Not An Accidental
discovery by one owl or pair of owls. The observers have watched the process for two seasons and a large number of owls have shared in it. The birds hunted in groups and evinced......
Sir George Courthope Tells Me That He Is Anxious To
discover whether the habit is general in the species. So are we all. It should not be difficult. The birds are immensely. numerous in most counties ; and, since they have taken......
Historic Oaks.
The neighbourhood of Whiligh, by Wad hurst, in Sussex (where these little immigrants killed birds and ate beetles), is one of the most interesting in Britain, at any rate to a......
Country Words.
I am tempted to quote from a catalogue the Whiligh entry in the admirably organized forestry exhibit at the Tunbridge Wells Show, which is always sui generis—original, admirably......
Effects Of Drought.
Warmth and drought, that have hurried forward the harvest, now beginning, and improved the quality of the grain, have had some evil influences. Young partridges have been dying......
A Squirrel's Food.
The rash importation of the little Spanish owl is paralleled by the yet rasher importation of the grey squirrel. It is very widely spread and does incalculable harm, especially......
One Day In The Course Of The Investigation Of The
mystery a Spanish owl was heard cackling and seen sitting on the top of a coop, proclaiming murder. It had just killed sixteen small pheasant chicks. Now the owls attack the......
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