. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. THE METHODS OF THE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER 37 time hunger makes most birds less suspicioiis of danger. From a considerable experience wliicli, through poor equipment, has not yielded adequate return, I am convinced that one may secure excellent pictures of many birds by decoying them with either a mounted. 19. C'atljirJ scolding. or living Owl; doubtless the latter would be prefer- able, though I have never tried it. With a poorly mounted Screech Owl, however, I
. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. THE METHODS OF THE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER 37 time hunger makes most birds less suspicioiis of danger. From a considerable experience wliicli, through poor equipment, has not yielded adequate return, I am convinced that one may secure excellent pictures of many birds by decoying them with either a mounted. 19. C'atljirJ scolding. or living Owl; doubtless the latter would be prefer- able, though I have never tried it. With a poorly mounted Screech Owl, however, I have had some excellent opportunities to photograph. My plan is to select some spot where birds are numerous, pref- erably near the home of a Catbird," place the Owl in a conspicuous position, and erect near it a " scolding perch," from which the protesting bird may con-. 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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