370 The Golden Eagle 
as he looks at the great structure of sticks, perhaps 4 or even 
6 ft. across, with its lining of fresh green leaves, in the centre of 
which lie the two splendid eggs, usually white in ground colour 
with every shade of rich brown and rufous markings! Such 
moments repay the true lover of nature for all the labour and 
risk. Contrast his feelings with those of the ‘collector’’ who 
EGGS OF GOLDEN EAGLE. (Size 3'f in. x 2°35 1n.). 
pays a man to take both the risks and the eggs for him! But 
whether the object of the quest be to take the eggs, to obtain 
photographs of the nests or to see the birds in their wild state, 
it brings a man into touch with one of the most fascinating of 
studies. The mere watching of these glorious birds in their haunts 
is a revelation. The marvellous ease of their flight and the rapid 
adaptation of their great wings to effect every turn and wheel in 
mid-air is a never failing joy to witness. Seldom is this seen 
