. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. TWO DAYS WITH THE TERNS ri,. IERNS are useless for food, and can not therefore be classed as " game ; So far as we know they are of no special economic value. Consequentl}^, when one protests against their practical annihila- tion for millinery purposes, he is not infrequently answered: " Well, what good are they ? '' The question exposes so absolute a failure to appreciate the bird's exquisite beauty and unex- celled grace—such a disc
. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. TWO DAYS WITH THE TERNS ri,. IERNS are useless for food, and can not therefore be classed as " game ; So far as we know they are of no special economic value. Consequentl}^, when one protests against their practical annihila- tion for millinery purposes, he is not infrequently answered: " Well, what good are they ? '' The question exposes so absolute a failure to appreciate the bird's exquisite beauty and unex- celled grace—such a discouraging materialism—that one realizes the hopelessness of replying. I confess I find it impossible to describe satisfac- torily just what the presence of Terns along our coast means to me. It is not alone their i^erfection of color, form, and movement which appeals to one, but also the sense of companionship they bring; and doubtless this feeling is emphasized by the impres- sive loneliness of the sea, which makes anything alive doubly welcome. And so the coming of a single one of these beautiful creatures changes the character of the bay or shore. With unfailing pleasure one watches its marvelously easy flight, its startling darts for its food of small fish, and when it disappears the scene loses a grateful element of life. 106. 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 Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945. New York : D. Appleton
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