Creatures of the Night
A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain | Rees, Alfred Wellesley, 1872-1917 | en | | The otter: I. The holt among the alders. II. The pool beneath the farmstead. III. The gorge of Alltycafn.
The water-vole: I. Our village hounds. II. The burrow in the river bank. III. Wild hunting. IV. Saved by an enemy. V. The courage of fear.
The field-vole: I. Hidden pathways in the grass. II. The valley of Olwen. III. A barren hillside.
The fox: I. The last hunt. II. A new home. III. The cub and the polecat. IV. A cry of the night.
The brown hare: I. The upland cornfield. II. March madness. III. The chase.
The badger: I. A woodland solitude. II. Home discipline. III. Fear of the trap. IV. The winter "oven." V. Hillside trails.
The hedgehog: I. A vagabond hunter. II. An experience in snake-killing.
Night in the woods: I. Haunts of the badger and the fox. II. The Crag of Vortigern. | | Animal behavior; Animals -- Anecdotes | 2009-07-08 |