. The story of hedgerow and pond . //. ^. Hedgerow Life a pair of flashing, fierce, and hungryeyes, and they are caught in the grip ofthe owls sharp claws, which quicklycrush the life out of them as they areborne swiftly and silently to the oldhollow tree, where the owlet family arehungrily awaiting their supper. Sucha hissing and a snapping of beaks thereis when the owl is seen at the fi-ontdoor with food, and the unfortunatelittle beast is soon disposed of. Pro-bably it is swallowed whole by thehungriest and the strongest of the youngones, with frantic gulps, and for sometime afterwards the
. The story of hedgerow and pond . //. ^. Hedgerow Life a pair of flashing, fierce, and hungryeyes, and they are caught in the grip ofthe owls sharp claws, which quicklycrush the life out of them as they areborne swiftly and silently to the oldhollow tree, where the owlet family arehungrily awaiting their supper. Sucha hissing and a snapping of beaks thereis when the owl is seen at the fi-ontdoor with food, and the unfortunatelittle beast is soon disposed of. Pro-bably it is swallowed whole by thehungriest and the strongest of the youngones, with frantic gulps, and for sometime afterwards the mouses long tail isleft hanging out of the corner of theowlets beak, as if it were smoking a longpipe. You see, there isnt room forsuch a long mouthful all at once. Thetail will be slowly and gradually stowed66 /^^^ Hedgerow Life ^^ ^, ^ .^ away and the bird be quite game enoughto tackle another before morninof. It is to be hoped that the variouswild creatures in the countryside—thebirds, beasts, insects, and reptiles—dontfeel the pa
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