The Land of the Hills and the Glens 



his somewhat uncanny appearance and stealthy habits are 

 the reasons for this enmity towards him. Certainly the 

 heron's life is rendered a burden to him whenever he strays 

 from his nesting glen, and thus it is that he is only too 

 content to alight quietly at his feeding grounds and, unseen 

 and so undisturbed, to carry on his fishing. 



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