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27. JAY . . 04 



28. ROOK 65 



29. YOUNG LONG -BAKED OWLS 06 



30. HERON 07 



31. YOUNG SWIFT 08 



32. AFRICAN CROWNED CRANE ( J 



33. YOUNG STONE CURLEW 70 



34. YOUNG SPARROW HAWK ....... 71 



35. SPOTTED FLYCATCHER ....... 74 



30. NIGHTINGALE 79 



37. NEST AND EGGS OF BLACKBIRD 83 



38. FEMALE ROOK ARRIVING AT NEST 80 



39. MALE ROOK LEAVING NEST ....... 80 



40. YOUNG BLUE TITS 89 



41. STONECHAT 93 



42. HARVEST MOUSE , .102 



43. STOAT 103 



44. HEDGEHOG ........ N 105 



45. HEAD OF HAKE . 106 



46. Fox 107 



47. RED DEER 108 



48. OIL BEETLE Ill 



49. HONEY BEES: A. DRONE, B. QUEEN, C. WORKER . . 113 



50. LARVA OF PRIVET HAWK MOTH 114 



51. TIGER MOTH . .115 



52. STAG BEETLE 116 



53. GREAT WATER BEETLE 117 



54. WATER SCORPION 117 



55. DRAGON FLY EMERGING 118 



50. BLACK POPLAR LEAF AND CATKINS 122 



57. COLTSFOOT 124 



58. WHITE VIOLETS . . . ... 125 



