Transcriber's Notes:

Some illustrations were repositioned to avoid breaking up sentences.

Original spelling and punctuation were retained from the printed book, including spelling inconsistencies (i.e.: kestrel and kestril) except for the following changes:

Page 1: where-ever changed to wherever for consistency.
(to admire wherever we stroll)

Page 10: ear-bones changed to earbones for consistency.
(a mole's earbones)

Page 10: to day changed to to-day for consistency.
(setting any more traps to-day?)

Page 15: fore-arms changed to forearms for consistency.
(his forearms are something)

Page 30: added closing quotes.
(Try, try, try again.")

Page 78: water crow-foot changed to water-crowfoot for consistency.
(spawning amongst that water-crowfoot,)

Page 107: added quotes to continuation of quote.
(says, "taken near Norwich)