THE NEST ON THE GREY CRAG in 



in January if the weather be at all warm, 

 the birds begin to repair these. One 

 year they use a nest in a large dingle, 

 and perhaps the next they will go to 

 one of their other nests a mile away. I 

 have seen three nests on the face of a 

 small cliff, all repaired and ready for 

 eggs, and not very far away this same 

 pair had a nest in a large tree. I believe 

 the birds do not know themselves which 

 nest they will occupy until the last 

 moment, for they seem to roam about, 

 adding sticks to their different nests. 



The nest is a large structure, and if 

 it should be in a secure place where the 

 violent storms of winter do not damage 

 it much, it grows to an enormous size 

 in the course of a few years. The lower 

 portion, or foundation, is composed of 

 stout sticks ; smaller twigs are placed on 

 these, and the inside is lined thickly with 

 sheep's wool, which the birds have no 

 difficulty in finding on the surrounding 



