MOONLIGHT AND DAYBREAK 231 



" But I tell ye I stood hid up, an' see him 

 call one over his head. An' he carries crawlers 

 in his weskit-pockets." 



Rain at daybreak a gentle rain, which 

 after a time ceases, and then how clearly all 

 things can be made out ! The ducks, coots, 

 moor-hens, and rails leave the lake for the 

 grass lands of the Park in a great hurry. 

 They know that the warm shower will bring 

 the worms out in thousands, and that other 

 creatures which cling to the under-side of the 

 grass-blades for shelter can be easily picked 

 off. Fish are rising in all directions ; rings 

 on rings glitter all over the surface of the 

 water. Good trout are in the lake, and trout 

 are not the only fish that rise ; coarse fish, so 

 called to distinguish them from the trout, will 

 rise for food on the surface. 



If I, and all those who are bent on ento- 

 mological pursuits would look, like the birds, 

 underneath the leaves, in damp weather, or 

 when the insects are at rest, we should find 

 ourselves gainers by so doing ; and as for fur 

 and feather, no better time can be chosen for 

 the observation of them than daybreak ; that 

 is the only time when, if judicious precautions 

 are observed, certain shy creatures can be seen 



