. Bird-lore . Bird-Photography for Women 179 hood, and modern combination lenses—all these accessories have reduced thedifficulties and discomforts to a minimum. But, at the same time, one losesthe old intimacy which frequently existed between the photographer andvarious stray birds. Many a time, when lying on the ground, lightly coveredwith litter, all kinds of birds have mistaken me for a heap of rubbish. Oncetwo Cuckoos sat on my head; a Sedge Warbler, on another occasion, satthere and sang to me. One day a Snipe alighted on my shoulder and uttered

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