In England, although the heron is a native, we rarely seem to see him; while to study him is extremely difficult.

In Holland he is ubiquitous: both wild and tame.
More interesting still was the stork, whose nest is set high on a pinnacle of the buffalo house.

He was building in the leisurely style of the British working man.

He would negligently descend from the heavens with a stick.

This he would lay on the fabric and then carefully perform his toilet, looking round and down all the time to see that every one else was busy.