. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 48 The Whip-poor-will makes no nest but lays its two faint- ly mottled eggs on dead leaves on the ground in woods, usually where they will be partly concealed by overhanging brush. During daylight they trust to their protective color- ation entirely and it rarely fails them. You can readily judge from the photographs shown how closely they har- monize in color and markings with their surroundings. If one knows the location of a nest and uses due caution in approaching he can nearly always touch them before they will l
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 48 The Whip-poor-will makes no nest but lays its two faint- ly mottled eggs on dead leaves on the ground in woods, usually where they will be partly concealed by overhanging brush. During daylight they trust to their protective color- ation entirely and it rarely fails them. You can readily judge from the photographs shown how closely they har- monize in color and markings with their surroundings. If one knows the location of a nest and uses due caution in approaching he can nearly always touch them before they will leave. The feathers of all birds of this genus are exceedingly soft so that their flight is entirely noiseless. At night they can thread their way in and out through the branches with an ease and grace that is incredible. I believe their sight too, at night, is even keener that that of any of the owls. Swallows are the most active, most persistant and most graceful gleaners of the atmosphere. Of the six species found in the eastern states, all except the Bank and the. Fig, 41. YOUNG BANK Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Worcester, Mass : Reed
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