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were walking now over a tussocky grassy area parallel to a small stream , but turned away from it , scrambled through a wire fence , and on to some dry peaty ground , where there grew a little short heather and a few stunted pines .
were walking now over a tussocky grassy area parallel to a small stream , but turned away from it , scrambled through a wire fence , and on to some dry peaty ground , where there grew a little short heather and a few stunted pines .
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Probably small beetles are eaten on the ground , though larger prey is usually taken to a convenient perch . The small circles of feathers sometimes seen on a woodland path or beside a hedge are the crumbs from a sparrowhawk's table ...
Probably small beetles are eaten on the ground , though larger prey is usually taken to a convenient perch . The small circles of feathers sometimes seen on a woodland path or beside a hedge are the crumbs from a sparrowhawk's table ...
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The bird hovers as a rule twenty to thirty feet above the ground , waiting for a favourable moment to swoop on its prey . One September I saw three kestrels working a stubble - field up - wind and close to the hedge .
The bird hovers as a rule twenty to thirty feet above the ground , waiting for a favourable moment to swoop on its prey . One September I saw three kestrels working a stubble - field up - wind and close to the hedge .
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