CONTENTS 



PAilB 



Memoir of the Author 1 



Thb Wood-Wren 19 



The Home of the Willow- Wren ... 42 



Misadventures of Bird-Watching ... 52 



Bird Life in a Western Valley — 



I. The Kingfisher 67 



II. The Heron 74= 



III. The Dipper 78 



IV. The Dipper's Nest .... 90 



The Heron of Castle Creek — 



I. The Wounded Heron .... 97 

 II. Young Herons in Training . . .111 



A Moorland Sanctuary 124 



The Partridge — 



I. Partridge Nesting Habits . . .139 

 II. The Summer Life of the Partridge . 152 



III. Enemies of the Partridge . . .162 



IV. The Changing Year 175 



V. A Day with the Partridge . . .187 



Wild Life in Hard Weather . . . .197 



Index 217 



