The Nesting of tJie Red-necked Phalarope 



to discover that disaster had overtaken the domestic Hfe of 

 the phalaropes. Near the loch the grazing is good, and 

 cattle are constantly feeding there. The beasts usually avoid 

 nests and young birds with noteworthy care, but in this case 

 the eggs had been smashed by a heavy foot, and the parent 

 birds had left the neighbourhood, to return again when the 

 June sun once more shines on their loch. 



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