THE BUZZARD 15 



six miles away into the heart of the hills, 

 away from stations and villages, and before 

 we reached our little inn an altogether 

 charming place where my happiest days 

 in Birdland have been spent we saw 

 high up over the great crags six Buzzards 

 soaring. 



Before we trace the life history of the 

 Buzzard, let us have a look at its home. 

 There is no place in the British Islands 

 where we have such splendid opportunities 

 of seeing the bird as in a certain spot in 

 Wales. This is owing to the protection 

 accorded the birds by one or two land- 

 owners, and the efforts that these gentle- 

 men have made to save from extinction 

 one of our noblest birds of prey deserves 

 the heartiest thanks of all bird-lovers. I 

 dread to think what would have happened 

 to the Welsh Buzzard if these few men 

 had not protected it, or if the same 

 treatment had been given to it as it 

 receives on some of the neighbouring 



