List of Illustrations 



FACING PAGE 



THE SEA POOL 68 



AN LOCHAN UAINE . . . . . . . .68 



LOOKING INTO THE SUNSET . . . . . .69 



THE HERONS' GLEN. * < .: . . . -74 



THE HERONS' TREE. . 75 



BEN MORE MULL ........ 86 



OYSTER CATCHER'S NEST .87 



NEST OF THE RED-THROATED DIVER . , . . 92 



NEST OF PEREGRINE ON A HEBRIDEAN ISLAND . . . 93 

 LESSER TERN ABOUT TO BROOD ON HER NEWLY-HATCHED 



CHICK AND EGG 98 



LESSER TERN AND HER CHICK 98 



A KlTTIWAKE WITH HER YOUNG 99 



BLACKCOCK FIGHTING AT DAYBREAK ON THE SHORE OF A 



HEBRIDEAN SEA LOCH . . . . _, . 122 



THE BIRTHPLACE OF A HILL BURN 123 



BEWICK SWANS AT THEIR WINTER QUARTERS . . . 128 



A SOLITARY BEWICK SWAN 128 



RED-NECKED PHALAROPE AT ITS SUMMER QUARTERS . . 129 

 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE THROWING A DAINTY RIPPLE AS 



IT SWIMS 129 



NEST OF THE BUZZARD ....... 148 



YOUNG BUZZARDS 149 



A WEST HIGHLAND CROFTER'S DWELLING . . . 160 

 ITS INMATES . . . . . . . . .160 



A TIREE WOMAN SPINNING . . . , . . 161 



GUILLEMOTS BROODING THEIR EGGS 176 



GUILLEMOTS AND YOUNG IN LATE JULY . . . 177 



YOUNG GOLDEN EAGLE IN THE EYRIE . . ... 186 



YOUNG FULLY-FLEDGED GOLDEN EAGLE . . . . 187 



RAZORBILL APPROACHING HER EGG . . . . . 192 



RAZORBILL BROODING . . . . . . . 193 



CURLEW APPROACHING HER NEST 200 



CURLEW BROODING 201 



