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honeysuckle scenting the lanes with its 
perfume—all these are visited by the 
big velvet - banded bumble - bees, by 
other smaller bees, and by flies and 
beetles innumerable. The bramble 
blossom’s sweet store is also appreciated 
by countless insects, and its blackberries 
are eagerly sought after by the pheasants. 
These wander far away from the woods 
in the autumn mornings in search of 
acorns, blackberries, and other hedgerow 
delicacies proper to the season. 
What a glow of colour there is now 
along the hedgeside! The stately 
pheasant, as it struts in the sun and 
turns over the fallen leaves, seems to 
repeat in its burnished plumage all their 
rich and varied tints ; all the russet and 
gold and scarlet of the autumn leaves 
and berries are reflected in its feathers. 
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