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Pictures of Bird Life 



somewhere not far from our anchorage : but no amount of 

 searching enabled us to disco^'er its nest. Every morning 

 and evening we could see a Great Crested Grebe, accom- 

 panied by its single young one, and many a time watclied 

 the mother Grebe })ring up a small eel. and, after banging 

 and shaking it about, present it to the young bird. 



In these days of extermination, it is a relief to turn to 

 one bird whicli is increasing in numbers and extending its 



range, as 

 seems really 

 to be the 

 case with 

 the Cxreat 

 C rested 

 Grebe. On 

 some of tlie 

 Inroads in 

 Norfolk, 

 especially 

 wliere indis- 

 criminate shooting is not allowed, it is quite abundant, and 

 in many parts it is becoming established where formerh^ 

 it was not known. A pair of these most stately water- 

 birds have these last few years nested in tlie Penn Ponds in 

 Uiclimond Park, and appear to ha\e laid aside some of 

 tlieir usual timidity. 



Tlie Tufted Duck is anotlicr l)ird whicli seems to be on 

 the increase. The chief stronghold of this expert diver 



Ref.d-warbler {Arrucfphaliis stirpcnis) sittixg. 



