Waterfowl and Foxes. 6i 



close presence on the edge of the ice, the pinioned 

 duck dive beneath it and are drowned. 



As a means of keeping duck at home during 

 a hard frost it is a frequent practice for the keeper 

 to break and remove some of the ice each evening 

 at dark ; but this should be done near the centre of 

 the pond and not at its edge. Should a space 

 be cleared at the edge the duck are tempted to 

 assemble there, and could be in no more dangerous 

 place for attack by a fox. Break the ice all round 

 the edges of a pond, if you like, as a means of pre- 

 venting a fox getting upon the big body of ice in 

 the centre, but clear a space in the middle for the 

 duck to occupy. 



