. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. I. BIRD ROCK "] " F as a result of a conference be- tween the birds and the Audubon Society a home were to be selected which should prove a secure re- treat for certain of the feathered kind, I imagine that Bird Rock, in its primal condition, would have admirably filled the requirements set forth by both conferees'. With precipitous, rocky walls weathered into innumerable ledges, shelves, and crevices—all fit nesting sites—one might think of it a
. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. I. BIRD ROCK "] " F as a result of a conference be- tween the birds and the Audubon Society a home were to be selected which should prove a secure re- treat for certain of the feathered kind, I imagine that Bird Rock, in its primal condition, would have admirably filled the requirements set forth by both conferees'. With precipitous, rocky walls weathered into innumerable ledges, shelves, and crevices—all fit nesting sites—one might think of it as a colossal lodging house for the countless sea-bird tenants who find here not only a suitable place for the reproduc- tion of their young, but in the surrounding waters an abundant and unfailing supply of food. Add to these conditions the Rock's isolation and inac- cessibility, its shoreless outline, and the difficulty with which it may be ascended, and we have indeed an ideal refuge for sea fowl, one in which, unless they were subjected to special persecution, they might have continued to exist for centuries, had not the transforming influences of civilization reached even to this isle of the sea. Bird Rock is about fifty miles northwest of Cape Breton, the nearest mainland, and twelve east of 153. 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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