XXXVL EAGLES ON AN ENGLISH LAKE 



NOT the least interesting result of the last century of 

 man's relations with wild animals in England is the 

 survival of the large raptorial birds, and of a great pro- 

 portion of our English mammals. 



The attraction which preserved areas of water have 

 not only for wild fowl, but for much rarer and larger 

 birds, is scarcely realized by most proprietors. Yet 

 there are some lake sanctuaries, even in England south 

 of the Trent, which tempt not only the passing osprey, 

 but such birds as the sea eagle and the peregrine falcon, 

 to linger, the former for many months, and the latter 

 often throughout the year, by their well-stocked waters. 

 It is precisely those lakes which are kept most quiet 

 and are least often seen by the public which are thus 

 honoured by these interesting and exclusive visitors. 

 Nor is it necessary to state here the exact site of these 

 sanctuaries. But the following facts may be of interest 

 to those who desire to see the stock of indigenous birds 



increased by others of marked beauty and interest. 



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