. The story of hedgerow and pond . Pond Life pondside creatures get used to your pre-sence, and dont take the slightest noticeof you. The swallows skim to and froin their search for the minute flies andmidges which are always so much moreabundant over water. The moorhensand coots come out of their hiding-placesamong the reeds, and the kingfisherdarts like a living jewel over the water,or sits motionless on some stump oroverhanging branch. They have beforenow been known to perch on a fisher-mans rod, while he sat patiently waitingfor a bite. Then the water-rats comeout of their holes under the
. The story of hedgerow and pond . Pond Life pondside creatures get used to your pre-sence, and dont take the slightest noticeof you. The swallows skim to and froin their search for the minute flies andmidges which are always so much moreabundant over water. The moorhensand coots come out of their hiding-placesamong the reeds, and the kingfisherdarts like a living jewel over the water,or sits motionless on some stump oroverhanging branch. They have beforenow been known to perch on a fisher-mans rod, while he sat patiently waitingfor a bite. Then the water-rats comeout of their holes under the banks tonibble the water-crowfoot and otherwater-plants, or to sit up and wash theirfaces. Pretty little creatures they are,very much more so than the commonrats, which often take to the water-side154 Pond Life for a change, in the same way as we goto the seaside. You can easily tellthem from the water-rats, or water-voles,as they ought to be called ; for these lasthave rounded blunt noses, instead of thelong sharp nose of the rat
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