. The home life of wild birds; a new method of the study and photography of birds. Birds; Photography of birds. 14 Wild Birds. to work in the field or laboratory for weeks or months to attain a well-defined end, and that end he will attain, provided it can be compassed by intelligence, industry, and skill. Patience is the naturalist's stock in trade, and while no success ma)- come because of it alone, none can be assured without it. In the ten days or two weeks or more of life at the nest events move rap- idly and the question of time is important. Anj' interruptions are therefore opportunitie
. The home life of wild birds; a new method of the study and photography of birds. Birds; Photography of birds. 14 Wild Birds. to work in the field or laboratory for weeks or months to attain a well-defined end, and that end he will attain, provided it can be compassed by intelligence, industry, and skill. Patience is the naturalist's stock in trade, and while no success ma)- come because of it alone, none can be assured without it. In the ten days or two weeks or more of life at the nest events move rap- idly and the question of time is important. Anj' interruptions are therefore opportunities for the dis- play of patience rather than for the increase of knowledge. We have already seen that the displacement of the nest or nesting branch does not introduce unnat- ural conditions of any im- portance into the life of the birds. Of course every change wrought by man is in a certain sense unnatu- raL If we pluck a single leaf from a tree, that tree is no longer in its natural state, but the change counts for nothing. If we keep on plucking leaves, however, a time will come when the arm of the bal- ance is disturbed, and the denuded tree is sure to suffer. The removal of a leaf or twig about a nest is of no practical consequence, but this should not be carried too far, both on account of the }'oung which need the protection of shade, and for the sake of natural appearances \\-hich \vc wish to preserve. It might be supposed that when a branch is lopped off, its foliage would at once wither, and unduly expose the nest or detract from the artistic value of a picture. The fact is, however, that there is commonly enough sap in a hard wood bough of moderate size to keep the leaves fresh for several days,' and towards the close of life at the nest the ' When the nesting branch is vertical .-ind not too hirtjc, it can easily kept fresh by placing it in a jug or can of water which should be set in the Fig. II. Female Chestnut-sided \Varbler shielding the young on a w
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