. Among the water-fowl : observation, adventure, photography : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains . ctures of various birds by setting the camera onthe rocks where they alit, with the tube I went down with the Keeper again to theGannet colony on the ledge at the north-west cor-ner, and did some photography, as on the first visitI did not take the camera. Returnine to thetop, the Keeper tied a rope under my arms, andheld it while I climbed down to a ledge nearthe top where a number
. Among the water-fowl : observation, adventure, photography : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains . ctures of various birds by setting the camera onthe rocks where they alit, with the tube I went down with the Keeper again to theGannet colony on the ledge at the north-west cor-ner, and did some photography, as on the first visitI did not take the camera. Returnine to thetop, the Keeper tied a rope under my arms, andheld it while I climbed down to a ledge nearthe top where a number of Murres were nesting,and secured a few identified eggs of both species, 76 Modern Cliff-Dwkllers having previously made a record of the speciesot the hirds in order, as they sat on the eggs. One oi the most interesting episodes during ourstay was the descent in the crate to photograph thebirds nesting on the adjacent wall of the west side of the island was under the full glareot the afternoon sun, splendid for instantaneousexposures. I got into the crate, with plenty otplates, and wass\\ung out andlowered, until Igave the signal tostop. All about^vere many inter-esting AN INCUBATING BRUNNICH S IIURRE especially Kitti-wakes, that I hadtound no oppor-tunity to photo-graph before, alsogroups of Murres,and off to one side some line Gannet ledges, with long arrays ofthe great, snowy birds. The best subject was amass of Murres ot both kinds on their eggs, andjust below them three Kittiwakes on their were all within ten feet of the course of thecrate. When it was stopped opposite some goodsubject I held the camera on the little railing andgot the exact focus of the birds, which did notappear to mind my presence particularly, thoughthey kept uttering their notes, and now and thenone would leave, though it soon returned. Then I 77
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