*“The joy of watching deer when they have no suspicion that they are being watched” 1 By V. R. Balfour-Browne. Golden Days 4 By V. R. Balfour-Browne. *“See! from the tops the mist is stealing” 6 By Finlay Mackinnon. *“The salmon leaped twice straight up into the air” 16 By V. R. Balfour-Browne. The Peregrine Falcon 26 By V. R. Balfour-Browne. Winter Sunshine--Wild Geese at the Foot of the Applecross Hills 36 From a Photograph by The Lady Anne Murray of Loch Carron. *The Spine-tailed Swift 40 By V. R. Balfour-Browne. *The Golden Eagle 64 By V. R. Balfour-Browne. Where the Golden Eagle reigns 68 From a Photograph by Frank Wallace. *Preparing for Battle 76 By Frank Wallace. *“Take the fifth, he’s the best” 80 By V. R. Balfour-Browne. In the Forest of Fannich 82 By Finlay Mackinnon. “He had the advantage of some inches over my little grandson, who was nearly five years old” 90 From a Photograph by Mrs. Noel Wills. *Sligachan, Isle of Skye 96 By Finlay Mackinnon. “Lying on a ridge we spied some deer” 98 From a Photograph by the Author. The Five Sisters of Kintail 104 By Finlay Mackinnon. Old Angus nearing Home 110 By V. R. Balfour-Browne. The Sanctuary, Kinlochewe Forest 124 By Finlay Mackinnon. “The trusty allies of our fathers on the hill” 128 By Philip Stretton. “I was spying for some time” 134 From a Photograph by the Author. *The Applecross Hills, and a Highland Fishing Village 142 By Finlay Mackinnon. Death of the Mallard 148 By J. Wolf. Among the Western Islands 166 From a Photograph by Miss Diana Darling. *Where Strome Castle looks over the Sea to Skye 168 By Finlay Mackinnon. *“The big stag is still there” 176 By Frank Wallace. *An Autumn Day, Loch Carron--looking West 184 By Mrs. Schroder of Attadale. Sunset on the Shores of Loch Carron 192 From a Photograph by Miss Alexandra Fraser.