. The Emu . Two Frogmouths in the picture—find them. PHOTO. BY D. LE SOUEF, C The Emu, VoL XV111. PLATE Camera Craft Notes. 309 breasted Robins {Petroica leggii) which had their trim little nestin an apple-tree in the orchard of Mr. C. P. Kinane, at Lilydale(Vic.) The accompanying picture—the best result of severalexposures—is not intended to illustrate this point, however, somuch as the trust of a bird when it is treated with Mr. Kinane (who, as one of the journalistic Woodlanders,will be remembered in Melbourne as an enthusiastic bird-photographer of
. The Emu . Two Frogmouths in the picture—find them. PHOTO. BY D. LE SOUEF, C The Emu, VoL XV111. PLATE Camera Craft Notes. 309 breasted Robins {Petroica leggii) which had their trim little nestin an apple-tree in the orchard of Mr. C. P. Kinane, at Lilydale(Vic.) The accompanying picture—the best result of severalexposures—is not intended to illustrate this point, however, somuch as the trust of a bird when it is treated with Mr. Kinane (who, as one of the journalistic Woodlanders,will be remembered in Melbourne as an enthusiastic bird-photographer of other days) and his good wife are on fraternalterms with the bush-birds, and, as a natural corollary, these Robinsevinced but little fear of the camera. In most cases a bird willfly off at the click of the shutter ; but on this occasion I was able,with the camera close to the nest, to photograph the little mother,change the slide, secure a fresh focus, and take another study,without causing the sitting bird to leave the eggs. The pictureshows with what keen attention, however, she watched thestrange proc
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