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WILD NATURE IN STRATHEARN. 



apparently out for exercise, for they fly round 

 in wide circles, appearing again and again. The 

 Bats are now out. Their favourite beat is from 

 the house to the gate, but they sometimes fly 

 further afield when food is scarce. The Frogs 

 are croaking in the marsh, and the hoot of the 

 Owl floats over the top of the trees. All else 

 is still. The birds and beasts of day have gone 

 to rest. 



