. Animal snapshots and how made . was the next. Thenfollowed another brief baiting period from the stakes,and an early morning watch. It was nearly eightoclock and I was ready to give up, to try anothermorning, when, as if from the sky, a beautiful red-tailed hawk dropped gracefully upon the percharranged for him. He folded his wings, stood at hisfull height with his neck outstretched, his head slightlyturned, and seemed to eye the bait I opened and closed the shutter, the snap-shot was made, and a moment later he was sailingover the tree tops, seemingly whistling back to
. Animal snapshots and how made . was the next. Thenfollowed another brief baiting period from the stakes,and an early morning watch. It was nearly eightoclock and I was ready to give up, to try anothermorning, when, as if from the sky, a beautiful red-tailed hawk dropped gracefully upon the percharranged for him. He folded his wings, stood at hisfull height with his neck outstretched, his head slightlyturned, and seemed to eye the bait I opened and closed the shutter, the snap-shot was made, and a moment later he was sailingover the tree tops, seemingly whistling back to meKee-e-e. In due time the negative was developed,and before it was dry it was named Looking theSituation the days that followed two other negatives were The Hen Hawk* 327 made, and one, a particularly fine one, was calledAttention. Those were pleasant days spent with the henhawks, and I learned many interesting and instruc-tive things, but my ingenuity and patience weretaxed to the utmost to outwit those wary wild Attention THE SPARROW HAWK
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