LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACING PAGE 



LOOKING AT HER EGGS .. .. . 60 



THE GREY-LAG GOOSE STANDING OVER HER EGGS . 64 

 THE DIVER'S HAUNT , . '* . 68 



THE BLACK-THROATED DIVER IN THE WATER AND 



CROUCHING ON HER NEST . . 70 



RED-THROATED DIVER LEAVING HER NEST . . 76 



THE VILLAGE THRUSH . . . . 80 



CLAMOURING FOR MORE FOOD . . . .84 



ALL HER BABIES ASLEEP . . . .86 



A YOUNG LAPWING . . . . .92 



LAPWING AT HER NEST . . . .92 



THE BLACKBIRD . . . . . IOO 



RAVEN ATTACKING THE PHOTOGRAPHER . . Il6 



THE RAVENS LEFT THE CRAGS AND CIRCLED OVER MY 



HEAD . .. . , . . 116 



REED- WARBLER'S NEST . . . . . 122 



THE MALE BIRD'S NEST -I J . , .122 



REED-WARBLER FEEDING HER YOUNG . ' . . 124 



