BIRD LIFE OF THE HILLS 



THE bird life of the hills has an especial 

 charm of its own; lonely are the surround- 

 ings and wild is the scenery, so to the bird- 

 lover a day spent " over the hills and far 

 away " is a day to remember. 



The heaviness of the air in the valley 

 made it pleasant one afternoon in early 

 July to mount upwards in the motor into 

 the heart of the hills, where a fresh breeze 

 blew whilst a light mist swept o'er the " high 

 tops." One thousand feet up, and now one 

 is beside the watershed of two mighty 

 rivers, the outline of the hills beside us folds 

 into graceful curves leading to the high hill 

 which blocks the end of the valley. Up 

 this hill a lonely little path wanders, which 

 were one to follow it would lead one into 

 a sudden descent to the shores of the mighty 

 loch beneath, but to-day we halt where we 

 are, beside a small loch and with the hills 

 on every side. 



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