The Lochan of the Red-throated Diver 



flying down to the sea below to her fishing, and even 

 when brooding she will still visit the salt water for her 

 food, where her curious call-note will often be heard at 

 the hour following sunset. Then, when midsummer is past, 

 and when the stags are losing the velvet on their horns, 

 the young divers will be taken to the sea beneath, and 

 the lochan, now in quietness and in solitude, will be left 

 in undisputed possession of its great trout. 



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