THE BADGER'S HOLE. 



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A BADGER AT HIS FRONT DOOR. 



nests along the hedgerows in their dinner-hour, and eat 

 the honey. There seem to be several sub-species of 

 humble-bee, differing in size and habit. One has its nest 

 as deep as possible in a hole ; another makes a nest with 

 scarcely any protection beyond the thick moss of the 

 bank, almost on the surface of the ground. The badger's 

 hole has before it a huge quantity of sand, which he has 

 thrown out, and upon which the imprint of his foot will 

 be found, a mark, perhaps more like the spoor of the 



