General Howe turned out some German wild boars and sows in his forests, to the great terror of the neighbourhood; and, at one time, a wild bull or buffalo: but the country rose upon them and destroyed them. Gilbert White boarbuffalobull share on social
Hedge-hogs abound in my gardens and fields. Gilbert White aboundfieldgarden Change image and share on social
We have had a very severe frost and deep snow this month. My thermometer was one day fourteen degrees and a half below the freezing point, within doors. Gilbert White daydeepdegree Change image and share on social
Though large herds of deer do much harm to the neighbourhood, yet the injury to the morals of the people is of more moment than the loss of their crops. Gilbert White cropdeerharm Change image and share on social
I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand. Gilbert White batentertainfly Change image and share on social
Numbers of snipes breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish. Gilbert White breedgrindmoory Change image and share on social
I want to be better informed with regard to ichthyology. Gilbert White ichthyologyinformregard Change image and share on social
Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams. Gilbert White batdrinkplay Change image and share on social
The parish I live in is a very abrupt, uneven country, full of hills and woods, and therefore full of birds. Gilbert White abruptbirdcountry Change image and share on social
You may depend on it that the bunting, emberiza miliaria, does not leave this country in the winter. Gilbert White buntcountrydepend Change image and share on social
