Bird-keeping, by the author of 'Domestic pets'.1869 |
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... sometimes drowned by pouncing upon large pike , which have carried them under water . Nothing is more grand than the swoop of this bird , and he ought to be seen in his native wilds : the wretched prisoners whom one occa sionally sees ...
... sometimes drowned by pouncing upon large pike , which have carried them under water . Nothing is more grand than the swoop of this bird , and he ought to be seen in his native wilds : the wretched prisoners whom one occa sionally sees ...
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... sometimes called the Miniature Peregrine Falcon ; but it prefers wooded situations to the coasts and barren rocks in which the latter delights . It was generally used to fly at larks , quails , and snipes , and is sometimes taken by ...
... sometimes called the Miniature Peregrine Falcon ; but it prefers wooded situations to the coasts and barren rocks in which the latter delights . It was generally used to fly at larks , quails , and snipes , and is sometimes taken by ...
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Bird-keeping. but its predilection for insects will sometimes cause it , even when trained , to turn aside from its quarry after a beetle or cockchafer . In captivity it should be fed on small birds , or on very fresh beef cut into small ...
Bird-keeping. but its predilection for insects will sometimes cause it , even when trained , to turn aside from its quarry after a beetle or cockchafer . In captivity it should be fed on small birds , or on very fresh beef cut into small ...
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... sometimes perched among the ornaments on the draw- ing - room mantelpiece , apparently admiring himself in the mirror ; sometimes in the bed - rooms , washing himself in the water - jugs and looking at himself in the looking- glasses ...
... sometimes perched among the ornaments on the draw- ing - room mantelpiece , apparently admiring himself in the mirror ; sometimes in the bed - rooms , washing himself in the water - jugs and looking at himself in the looking- glasses ...
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... sometimes run at the Raven , but it would quietly watch his movements , and hop on his head , and search for food at the dirt - heap , keeping its eye always upon the dog , and croaking occasionally as if in mockery of him . Two other ...
... sometimes run at the Raven , but it would quietly watch his movements , and hop on his head , and search for food at the dirt - heap , keeping its eye always upon the dog , and croaking occasionally as if in mockery of him . Two other ...
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Strona 1 - UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE' UNDER the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat; Come hither, come hither, come hither: Here shall he see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i...
Strona 7 - ... over the steepest mountains and deepest rivers, and in her glorious career looks with contempt upon those high steeples and magnificent palaces which we adore and wonder at; from which height I can make her to descend by a word from my mouth (which she both knows and obeys), to accept of meat from my hand, to own me for her master, to go home with me, and be willing the next day to afford me the like recreation.
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Strona 82 - moults," — which is generally in July or August, according to the heat of the weather — all you need to do is, to keep him quiet and free from draughts. Being a cheerful, lively bird, there is no need to have him covered up, but do not let him be unduly excited. Give him a very small quantity of raw beef, scraped, and moistened with cold water, once a week ; occasionally, a little yolk of hard-boiled egg; and now and then a piece of sponge-cake, and ripe chickweed in full flower. Nature will...
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Strona 11 - Falco subbuted) are true Falcons, and though but small birds, possess great courage and are of rapid flight. The Merlin was considered a very excellent bird for hawking, and was much used to fly at partridges and other small birds. It is easily tamed and exceedingly docile. An amusing anecdote is told by Mr. Knox of a wild Merlin who was his daily companion while snipe-shooting in Ireland, following him from one marsh to another, and always watching for a wounded bird to which he could give chase...
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