List of Illustrations 



FACING PAGE 



YOUNG CUCKOO . . . . , . . 120 



MALE REED BUNTING AT NEST . 121 



FEMALE GIRL BUNTING . . . .124 

 MALE GIRL BUNTING . . . * . * 124 



REDSHANK ON NEST ...... 125 



YOUNG REDSHANKS IN THE NEST .... 125 



DRAGON FLY IN A VENUS'S FLYTRAP . . .130 



COTTON GRASS ON A SURREY MOOR * 130 



WHINCHATS AT HOME ...... 131 



WHINCHAT'S NESTING SITE ..... 132 



WHINCHAT'S NEST EXPOSED ..... 132 



MALE STONECHAT . . . . . . .133 



PHEASANT BROODING HER CHICKS . . . .136 



DRAGON FLY CAUGHT BY SMALL SPIDER . . . 137 

 SQUIRREL AT BREAKFAST ...... 140 



YOUNG DARTFORD WARBLER BEING FED . . . 141 

 YOUNG DARTFORD WARBLERS ..... 141 



MALE COMMON SPARROW ...... 146 



FEMALE BLUE THROAT . . . . . .146 



BLACKBIRD ON NEST ...... 147 



FLEDGELING BLACKBIRDS . . . . . .147 



MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE AND YOUNG . . .150 

 FLEDGELING RED-BACKED SHRIKES .... 150 



COCK CHAFFINCH AT NEST ..... 151 



ROBIN REDBREAST ....... 158 



NEWLY-FLEDGED ROBINS . . . . .158 



A Fox CAUGHT NAPPING . 159, 



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