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last they will probably be obliged to leave the 

 nests, and then the eggs will very likely be sucked 

 by a hungry stoat or Hoodie. These rascals will 

 sometimes carry off the eggs while the rightful 



WOODCOCK'S NEST AFTER A SNOWFALL. 



owner is away looking for food. If the marauder 

 has not time to purloin all the eggs before the 

 mother bird returns, he will probably come back 

 every day until he has stolen the whole clutch. 



A very interesting point about the Woodcock 

 is that during the nesting season, from March till 



