. Wild wings; adventures of a camera-hunter among the larger wild birds of North America on sea and land . Part V Eaptors ant) jTorcst jfastmsses /;/ a spot tJiat liesAmong yon tnonntain fastnesses will receive, before the hour of noon,Good reconipeiise, I hope, for this day s toil. NEST AND YOUNG OF MARSH HAWK CHAPTER XV THE NEW SPORT OF HAWKING A pair of falcons^ wheeling on the clamorous agitation, round the crestOf a tall rock, their airy citadel. Wordsworth. THE annual spring hunt for hawks nests appeals tome as a sport by itself, a unique excitement tha
. Wild wings; adventures of a camera-hunter among the larger wild birds of North America on sea and land . Part V Eaptors ant) jTorcst jfastmsses /;/ a spot tJiat liesAmong yon tnonntain fastnesses will receive, before the hour of noon,Good reconipeiise, I hope, for this day s toil. NEST AND YOUNG OF MARSH HAWK CHAPTER XV THE NEW SPORT OF HAWKING A pair of falcons^ wheeling on the clamorous agitation, round the crestOf a tall rock, their airy citadel. Wordsworth. THE annual spring hunt for hawks nests appeals tome as a sport by itself, a unique excitement thatstirs the blood with a peculiar thrill. It beginswhen the woods and fields first emit their spring fragrance,to which ones blood, stagnated by indoor toil, respondswith new bounds of life. It means strenuous, yet joyous, 26o WILD WINGS activity, driving, tramping, climbing, amid the wildest wood-land tracts and forests, always on the lookout, every nerveand sense attuned. So much woodcraft and knowledgeof the wild things habits is involved that success givesa splendid satisfaction. Having found the nest, one mayclimb the tall tree, — often at some risk, — examine, andphotograph the nest, eggs, and young, and, most difficultof all, the parent birds, and subsequently study their ancient
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