ing from one tree to another, and gen- 

 erally catching and eating the squirrel. 

 We don't care if he does. The red squir- 

 rel eats the eggs of the partridge and 

 our sympathies are with the partridge. 



The marten is one of the most graceful 

 and beautiful animals in our forests. It 

 has a rich brown coat and lives in re- 

 mote, inaccessible parts of the wilderness. 

 It is more shy of the human animal than 

 is the mink. It is also about three or 

 four times the size of mink and will 

 sometimes attack and kill a mink or a 

 rabbit. The marten will, when possible, 

 vary his diet by eating nuts and small 

 fruit. 



The marten makes a nest of moss, 

 grass and leaves, in a hollow tree or log 

 or among rocks. They have also been 

 found living in a squirrel's nest, doubt- 

 less after killing the squirrels. Bait your 

 trap for a marten with a chipmunk, a 

 wood-rat or a piece of meat. 



A woodchuck sometimes ambled 

 through one of the paths in the grass of 



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