Bird Life in Denmark — On the Fjord 



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Some of tlie little sandy islands in the fjord by now 

 began to luue a few eggs — Ringed l*lovers' and Arctic 

 Terns' and a few Black-headed Gulls'. 



On a long day's work the question of food is a diffi- 

 culty. With so many photographic things to carry, the 



Nest of Common Gull {Lai'us caiitts). 



supplies were cut down to the minimum, and no drinkables 

 were taken at all. xVt the same time, the work is ex- 

 hausting, and one's appetite is apt to become insatiable. I 

 was often glad to devour raw the eggs of (xulls, Kedshanks, 

 and Terns, and found them very refreshing indeed. 



Towards the end of our stay the numbers of birds 



