A Week in Derbyshire ;{(;<> 



retreats. The Starlings and Blackbirds ivnai-d this oaideii 

 as their own prixate estate: and while the\- tolerate with 

 more or less e({uaniinity the presence of the occnj)ier and 

 his family, they resented my appearance with a camera in 

 quite outra(>eons lani>uaoe. 



While a C'hift-chaff'"s nest near the <>r()nnd in one coi-ner 

 was beinq- ])hotographed, the hen hii-d went in IVeely to 

 feed her youiio- within a yard or two of the camera. All 

 the time her husband " chipped "" vigorously overhead, l)ut 

 appeared to leave all the work to his wife. Two paii's of 

 Flycatchers built on the house, and another nest was placed 

 on the hinge of an outhouse door. Hoth were in such 

 awkward positions for the camera that my attempts \\ere 

 spoilt by insufficient exposure. 



24 



