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headed Gulls also joined in this chase. But th.e feeding 

 was not so good there ajid th.e Heron quickly returned. 

 In some lights, especially in strong dilfused light, the 

 grey Heron is almost indi-^tinguishable from the grey 

 water, for this reason, it is difficult to follow their move- 

 ments for any length of time. They are exceptionally 

 long-sighted and possess an extraordinar\^ keen sense 



ei^. 2. JACK SNIPE 



RECOVEKING FKOM ITS TEMPOKAKY 

 INDISPOSITION. 



{Photographed by Miss E. L. Turner.) 



of hearing. Herons are alive to tlie faintest somids, and 

 can detect slight movements M-hich. would escape the 

 notice of many species of birds. The young bird in 

 fig. 4 remained almost in tlie ])ositi( n in which he is 

 photographed fully h.alf an h.our after I had dropped 

 the shutter. He scarcely seemed to breathe, but stood 

 still facing the tent as long as he thought fit. 



It would sometimes take the Herons on the mere one 

 and a half hours or even hunger to AvalU within range of 



