. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. THE J5IRD ROCKS OF THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE. PERCE AND BONAYENTURE vj HE naturalist realizes with tlie ut- most sadness that the enci-oach- meuts of civilization are rajiidly changing the conditions of aninuxl life on this small sphere of ours, and that soon he may find Nature ^^^(rfec.^ ])rimeval only in its more remote or inaccessible parts. Forest life vanishes with the demand for timlier, which sends the axeman in advance of the agricul- turist. The ti
. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. THE J5IRD ROCKS OF THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE. PERCE AND BONAYENTURE vj HE naturalist realizes with tlie ut- most sadness that the enci-oach- meuts of civilization are rajiidly changing the conditions of aninuxl life on this small sphere of ours, and that soon he may find Nature ^^^(rfec.^ ])rimeval only in its more remote or inaccessible parts. Forest life vanishes with the demand for timlier, which sends the axeman in advance of the agricul- turist. The tillable plains, prairies, and lands are transformed by the plow. The sandy beaches suffer with an eruption of summer hotels and cotta,ges, and within the confines of civilization only such useless portions of the earth's surface as the arid deserts and barren mountain to^is, marshy wastes and rocky or far-distant islets, have been un- altered by man. It is especially to the preserving influences of island life that we owe the continued survival of many animals wliicli have greatly decreased or be- come ('xterminat(!(l on the mainland, as Ihas been (!(l of the Terns and Heath Hen—two illus- 138. 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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