40 BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



soon returned with a fine fat frog. 

 This was pulled to pieces and handed 

 to the young bird, and when it had 

 swallowed the whole of this rather sub- 

 stantial breakfast, it closed its eyes and 

 settled down for some hours, and the 

 mother, instead of remaining at the nest, 

 settled on a rock just above my head 

 behind me, where it was quite impos- 

 sible for me to take a photograph of 

 her, and remained there, calling at in- 

 tervals, until nine o'clock in the morning ! 

 Hungry and tired, I crept out of my 

 hiding place, completely beaten by the 

 bird ! That morning I had to return 

 home, otherwise I should not have given 

 up. 



The young remain in the nest for not 

 less than five weeks, and even when 

 strong enough to fly, seem reluctant to 

 leave. The parents try to attract them 

 from the nest with food, and do their 

 utmost to induce them to fly. At first 



