. Nature and the camera; how to photograph live birds and their nests; animals, wild and tame; reptiles; insects; fish and other aquatic forms; flowers, trees, and fungi . ouldbe studied and photographed at will. Animals, too,were seldom wanting: fox-squirrels playing in thecypress-trees; otters, sometimes five or six at a time,would perform their antics with all the playfulnessof kittens; possums and raccoons and frequentlydeer would add interest to the scene. Now, thanksto the plume-hunter, the trapper, and the indiscrim-inate ** sportsman (so called), all this has changed,and one must searc
. Nature and the camera; how to photograph live birds and their nests; animals, wild and tame; reptiles; insects; fish and other aquatic forms; flowers, trees, and fungi . ouldbe studied and photographed at will. Animals, too,were seldom wanting: fox-squirrels playing in thecypress-trees; otters, sometimes five or six at a time,would perform their antics with all the playfulnessof kittens; possums and raccoons and frequentlydeer would add interest to the scene. Now, thanksto the plume-hunter, the trapper, and the indiscrim-inate ** sportsman (so called), all this has changed,and one must search for such ponds in places unfre-quented by the above-named trio. In photographing ducks, decoys will be foundmost useful, as they will entice the wild birds to theplace desired by the photographer. But for most ofthe other birds inhabiting ponds and swamps, blindsand still-hunting are the best methods. In still-hunting one may sometimes facilitate the work bymaking a shield of tall grass or brush, with the upperpart slightly overhanging. There should be an open-ing of sufficient size, so that the exposure can bemade without disclosing ones self. This screen, being.
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