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very uncomfortable. I revisited the eyrie about two 

 months after, and found that the baby Eaglet had 

 developed into a splendid bird, almost fully giown. 

 The day was exceedingly hot, and the Eagle was 

 lying gasping in the eyrie. Directly he caught 

 sight of me he opened his beak wide and spread 

 his wings, so that I was afraid he would take flight. 



GOLDEN EAGLE SIX WEEKS OLD. 



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However, he soon became quiet again, and I was able 

 to secure several photographs. To see what would 

 happen, I held a stick out towards him, when he im- 

 mediately made a grab at it and clutched it fast. 

 All the time he was sighing and trembling just 

 like a human being. In the eyrie were four Grouse, 

 part of a hare, and, strange to say, a monk stoat. 

 This is very unusual, and the keeper said he had 

 never before heard of a stoat being found in an 



