. Bird lore . BY P. B. PEABODY With photographs from nature by the author N the thirteenth of April last, at Hallock, Minn.,while afield in the morning after Migration Re-port data, I stumbled suddenly upon a Richard-sons Owl, in a willow bush, four feet up, on abrush-land side-hill, two hundred yards above theriver. A strong wind was blowing, and kept thewilloAV stems a-swaying and the feathers fluttering, the dullness of an overcast sky made quick exposures impos-Nevertheless, I hurried home, a mile away, and returned camera and plates,—Crown and Stanley. The bird was. RICHAR
. Bird lore . BY P. B. PEABODY With photographs from nature by the author N the thirteenth of April last, at Hallock, Minn.,while afield in the morning after Migration Re-port data, I stumbled suddenly upon a Richard-sons Owl, in a willow bush, four feet up, on abrush-land side-hill, two hundred yards above theriver. A strong wind was blowing, and kept thewilloAV stems a-swaying and the feathers fluttering, the dullness of an overcast sky made quick exposures impos-Nevertheless, I hurried home, a mile away, and returned camera and plates,—Crown and Stanley. The bird was. RICHARDSON S OWL Still in situ, and leaning, as before, against the upright stem near-est him, as a brace against the wind. With stop i6, or a littlelarger, and time ^ to ^ second, both according to the conditions of windand sky, eight exposures were made, beginning at five feet distance. (igo) Richardsons Owl 191 and with waits for lulls in the wind. The bird seemed fearless, but 1dared not try to put him on the alert, nor cause him to open hiseyes. The eighth exposure was made at about two feet, thecamera leisurely dismounted, and the bird then (juietly caught
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