WILD NATURE'S WAYS. 



of which I had made it long madly by baiting a 

 favourite flower near at hand. 



As an illustration of what may be done with 

 a drop or two of honey, I ha\'e this very day so 

 tamed a bluebottle fly that found his wa}' into 



my study, by 



fee dins: him 



j u d i c i o u s 1 y 



upon it, that 



le would allow 



me tocarr\- him 



BLUE BUTTERFLY AT ROOST. 



all round the room 

 on my finger whilst 

 he was industri- 

 ously imbibing, and 

 even to touch his 

 well-groomed, much- 

 cared-for wings. 



The powerful flighted, hardy brimstone, sup- 

 posed by some authorities to ha^'e suggested the 

 idea of " the butter-coloured fly," is an exceed- 

 ingly difticult creature to photograph. It is, hke 

 other insects, subject to great seasonal variation 

 in numbers. In this neighbourhood it was very 



