. Photography for the sportsman naturalist. Nature photography; Photography. [ 70 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist When the young are still in the nest they are easily photographed, and a series showing the dif- ferent stages of their growth is very interesting. In doing this it is sometimes necessary to admit the sunlight to the nest, but the foliage should be pressed and tied back in such a manner that it can be readily returned to its former position, and the direct rays of the sun allowed to remain on the nest as short a time as pos- sible ; for, with very young birds especially, a
. Photography for the sportsman naturalist. Nature photography; Photography. [ 70 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist When the young are still in the nest they are easily photographed, and a series showing the dif- ferent stages of their growth is very interesting. In doing this it is sometimes necessary to admit the sunlight to the nest, but the foliage should be pressed and tied back in such a manner that it can be readily returned to its former position, and the direct rays of the sun allowed to remain on the nest as short a time as pos- sible ; for, with very young birds especially, a short exposure to the sun is sufficient to kill them. Now is the time, too, to obtain pictures of the old bird feed- ing and brooding her young and attending to the other duties at the nest. It is best not to attempt to do this until the young are at least half grown and have strength to enable them to bear a considerable exposure to the sun's i\ays, for it is necessary to ' have as strong a light upon them as possible, as on account of the extreme shortness of the ex- posure that Ave must give it is impossible to obtain a picture in the Screech Owl Asleep by Nest 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 Brownell, Leverett White, 1871-. New York. The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co. , Ltd
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