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WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA. 



their luncheon, and declare that sooner than miss 

 the fun they would rather pay to be allowed to go 

 driving " Moorcocks." 



The illustration opposite shows a Grouse's nest 

 in a bed of rushes a situation in which I have 

 never seen or heard of one before. It was found 

 by my brother in Westmorland last year. Grouse 

 sit very closely upon their nests. I once knew a 



YOUNG GROUSE 



clumsy shepherd tread upon one, and the poor 

 bird left all her tail feathers firmly pinned betwixt 

 the edge of her nest and his iron-plated boot toe. 



A good gamekeeper having a Grouse moor under 

 his charge takes pains to be on the best of terms 

 with shepherds, as a clutch of eggs is easily trodden 

 on by accident or otherwise, and the driving of a 

 flock of sheep at a brisk pace across a few acres 

 of heather in May is likely to produce a good deal 

 of disappointment in August. Shepherds' dogs, too, 

 often need careful watching, as they will occasionally 



