CONTENTS 



JANUARY 



PAGE 



I. FLORA HYEMALIS 1 



II. FEATHERS 7 



III. WILD SWANS 13 



IV. LEEK 20 



V. THE GENTLE ART OF BLAZON 24 



FEBRUARY 



VI. THE ROE 53 



VII. BIRDS AND MAN 57 



VIII. DEESIDE IN FEBRUARY 60 



IX. FEATHERED CAPTIVES 64 



MARCH 



X. WHY HAVE RABBITS WHITE SCUTS? .... 71 



XI. IN LOWER STRATHSPEY 73 



XII. DAFFODILS 77 



APRIL 



xin. A THRUSH'S NEST 84 



XIV. OUR GARDENS 86 



XV. THE CROSS-BEARERS 94 



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