Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-30

perfectly sull ON some sloping grass
field or ploushland on which the rays
Il the evening sun fall; and In the
lcuE summer evenings rocks will do
The same before going TO bed, Star
ltngs prefer chimney-pot TO any
other place, Wild ducks Of all kinds
the Slcping bank of pool where tho
land shelves gradually Down to the
water In decoy ponds such resting
places are made artiHc,aly, near the
mouths Of the pipes,
Round the coasts Of England aud OF
every other Sea.washed isle, there are
hundreds ot craGs known MS Seagull
Rock, or by u name With that mean,
ipE. Very often round our shores
said to be corruption oI ursa (bearl,
which these Horse" rocks resemble
much more than they do the animal
after which they are nov called,
Such rocks have been the resting
places for all time since birds could
ny ot the s,a,tnwl, Of gulls, ganuets,
and cormorants, There may be a
great choice Of apparently convenient
rocns, but their favorites are those
beat, Even ON these there are pet
places which they choose before all
others, just rs luxurious people might
pick out particular chair for q seat,
Il has been noticed that on some %
these rocks one tavorte iut or pima
Gle is never seen without a gun or cor,
morant upon t. Cormorants have
special need OF such places, as II
seems part of their daily lilo to spend
4 certain time in airing and drying
their wings after their constant I'M.
mcrstons In the sea In pursuit Of fish,
A buoy SUITS them MS We'll as most
places, or ON isolated rock, They very
seldom land upon a sandy or pehhly
shore On our English estu
arics especially the smaller ones,
such rs tho RcmNeu lllvoE Christ
church narhor and Poole Harbour u
mOSt ancient mode " marking the
chauncl Is in use, called leather and
twig' Posts are put in nj low water
those on one side being furnished
with old leather buckets. and those ON
tho other with old birch brooms, tho
tnner meaning Of which Ii known %
the uavigators, These posts make
ideal places for such birds MS terms TO
rest upon, In the northern estuarios
the terms sit ON the poles Of the stake
nets. deadly hNed engines set for
catching salmon, In the Sicily islands,
and IN places like the fishing villages
Of the northeast coast of Scotland,
the large horrlnggulls are wont to
rest ON the low roofs OF the cottages
At nonoch they may he seen sitting
thus In rows like pigeons,
Though most Of our Wild animals
arc nocturnal certain OF them have
day resting places, Rabbits choose
sunny banks to stt on by day; and in
the spring foxes often lie out IN rough
grass To enjoy the sun, aud even OF
ters will so to sleep IN bed OF dry
sedges quite In the open. Our domcs,
tic animals uro often very nice IN
! their selection of mn outdoor resting
place. London cats seeking sun and
quiet climb up on to the top OF the
wator tanks IN their own or their
Ineighbors' hackyHrds, In the country
cats often find n warm flower bed TN
der wall, and curl up there, ST.
John noticed thnt Scotch terriers were
particularly fond of finding n flower
border IN which TO sleep by day, Our
sheep have lost nearly all the wild
instincts but one, which Is TO seek the
highest possible place IN order to lie
down and rest ON Canyey Island
which Is rs nat ns u table. tho present
writer saw two old rams asleep on tho
top Of mound, probably the highest
place on the island, and ON Thorpe
Cloud. the big hill In Doyedalo, the
sheep 20 10 the very summit TO sleep.
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