BEHIND THE VEIL IN BIRDLAND 



my feet, and in his mouth was a baby Rook ! As he passed on, 

 with his long brush trailing behind him, I saw that eager look 

 which all hunters wear, and he reminded me of a miniature Fox. 

 I do not think there is much doubt that he paid many more visits 

 to that Rookery. 



It is really surprising with what ease the Squirrel will crack 

 open the hardest nuts. Holding one in his front paws, and 

 sitting up in the position seen in the photograph, he will put 

 the nut to his mouth, and we see it literally falling to pieces 

 as he breaks the tough shell. There is nothing the Squirrel 

 loves more than a nice, ripe filbert nut, but in places where these 

 little animals are common they strip the branches of their fruit 

 long before it is really ripe. 



