BEHIND THE VEIL IN BIRDLAND 



Red Deer still following ; and again and again, from some most 

 unexpected point, those two large, inquisitive eyes were seen 

 looking hard in our direction. In our journey to this little-known 

 loch we dragged a heavy boat over half a mile of rough country, 

 and it was a difficult task for four of us ; but after many rests 

 we at last reached the loch, and spent a most enjoyable day in the 

 company of many rare birds, and also saw several Deer watching 

 us far away on the great stretching moor. 



This famous haunt of the Divers and Red Deer was one of 

 wonderful grandeur when seen from the hills above. Stretching 

 below us there seemed to be an almost unending chain of lochs- 

 large and small and with our powerful Goerz field-glasses we 

 could see Black-throated Divers, Grey lag Geese, and Widgeon 

 swimming on the waters far, far below us. 



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