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uttering loud, piercing screams. It takes little notice of 
man. I once shot a hee-eater perched on the lower 
branches of a tree, when a sea-eagle in the tree-top took 
no notice of the noise. 
In the cool of the afternoon we lingered, charmed 
and fascinated by this delightful spot. When the light 
began to fade we stepped into a native dug-out ” above 
The Screaming Sea-Eagle {Haliaetut^f vocifer) lives 
around the “birthplace of the Nile.” 
the falls and sitting on its sides allowed ourselves to l)e 
paddled to the steamer lying in the lake. 
Frogs are very numerous in the lake, especially near 
the landing stages, and after nightfall keep up a 
continuous croaking and din, like the sound of machinery 
in a large factory. 
