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birds, the Eagles are nowhere to be seen ; and if 

 they are visible, they are mere specks in the sky, 

 apparently ignoring one's presence. The only 

 occasion on which I have ever seen them near the 

 eyrie was while I was photographing a fully-fledged 

 Eaglet, and then they passed and repassed the 

 nest at a distance of about 100 feet, but never 



GOLDEN EAGLETS-EIGHT DAYS OLD. 



showed the least inclination to attack, nor did 

 they utter a single cry. 



The young are very liberally supplied with 

 food by their parents. On one occasion I was 

 photographing a young Eaglet only about a 

 week old, and in the eyrie were two Grouse, 

 quite fresh, and partly plucked by the old birds ; 

 the remains of a small bird, and the skin of a 

 field-mouse. This latter had evidently proved 

 too much for the young Eagle, as it was hang- 

 ing out of its beak, and the Eaglet was looking 



