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fish. However, these birds are protected 

 by law, and may not be shot. 



The Kingfishers live around small 

 lakes, ponds and streams, watching for 

 their prey; and as soon as they see it, 

 diving into the water to capture it. To 

 make their nest Kingfishers burrow into 

 a bank for several feet, where they lay 

 their eggs. Both male and female are 

 the same, with the exception that the 

 former has a dark-blue, and the latter a 

 brown band across the breast. 



The Osprey rarely comes far inland, 

 though I know of one being seen sixty 

 miles from the ocean, and every year 

 there are some at Ravine Lake, eleven 

 having been seen there in the spring of 

 191 1. The nest of the Osprey is an 

 enormous accumulation of branches, 

 leaves and sticks, usually built in a tree. 



