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takes his stand under a bank, or in the lee 



of a rock, where the crows cannot trouble 



him from behind, and sits watching them Snotoy Visitora 



fiercely. Woe be to the one that ventures 



too near! A plunge, a grip of his claw, a 



weak caw, and it 's all over. That seems to 



double the crows' frenzy — and that is the 



one moment when you can approach the 



owl rapidly from behind. But you must 



drop flat when the crows perceive you ; for 



the owl is sure to take a look around for the 



cause of their sudden alarm. If he sees 



nothing suspicious, he will return to his 



shelter to eat his crow, or just to rest his 



sensitive ears after all the pother. Some 



distance away the crows sit silent, watching 



you and him. 



And now a curious thing happens. The 

 crows, that a moment ago were clamoring 

 angrily about their enemy, watch with a 

 kind of intense interest as you creep towards 

 him. Halfway to the rock behind which 

 he is hiding, they guess your purpose, and a 

 low rapid chatter begins among them. One 

 would think that they would exult in seeing 



