. H di secondo l'uccello era il nostro; senza tanto che lo conoscesse, senza veramente il rovinoso di apiume o il disegno di una goccia di sangue, e preservava la vita e la natura per tutto il tempo a venire. Iroma questa volta sugli uccelli è venuto e andato senza esitazione, gli unici gravi ritardi nelle nostre operazioni sono dovuti alle nubi di driftingnubi, che ora e poi oscurato il sole e reso il thelight troppo debole per le esposizioni rapide necessarie. Uno degli uccelli, quello che abbiamo preso per essere la femmina, era un po 'più coraggioso 12 Bird-Lore che l'altro, ed è la sua immagine che appea
1443 x 1732 px | 24,4 x 29,3 cm | 9,6 x 11,5 inches | 150dpi
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. Bird lore . h of a second the bird was ours ; shotwithout so much as knowing it, without indeed the ruffling of afeather or the drawing of a drop of blood, and preserved lifelikeand true to nature for all time to come. Irom this time on the birds came and went without hesitation, the only serious delays in our operations being due to the driftingclouds, which now and then obscured the sun and rendered thelight too weak for the rapid exposures necessary. One of the birds, the one we took to be the female, was a little more courageous 12 Bird-Lore than the other, and it is her picture that appears oftenest. Thetimid one, — the male, — even went so far on several occasions as tohimself devour the worm he had brought rather than trust himselfat close quarters with the unknown enemy, although his mate wasat the time coming and going industriously and keeping the littlefolk well supplied with the great larvae. Surely personal traits andindividuality are quite as well marked in the bird world as higher. YOUNG CHICKADEES. in the scale ! After we had made several more exposures similarto the first, one of the best of which shows the bird, worm-ladenas before, balanced on the edge of the hole and taking the usuallast look at the camera, we turned our attention to catching her asshe was coming out. This required quicker cooperation betweeneye and hand, as the exit was generally made with a dash ; but theaccompanying picture, with head just emerging, will show that wewere fairly sviccessfal. Having concluded from all indications, chief among which wasthe immense number of huge caterpillars carried in to the young. The Camera as an Aid in the Study of Birds 13 that the latter must be fairl grown, we decided to expose the nestand complete our collection by securing the entire family. So care-fully sawing awa}- the front wall of the cavit} with a keyliole sawcarried for just such purposes, we gave the little fellows within tlieirfirst view of the outside world. I fear they mus
