. Among the water-fowl : observation, adventure, photography : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains . I MADE SEVHRAL EXPOSURES OX PirPFIXS 68 Modern the end of the long tuhe, and lay down on theground, fifty feet away. Presently a Puffin alitright in front of the came-a, then another. I madeseveral exposures on Puffins, then removed the in-strument to another rock, where I secured someclose shots at Murres and Auks. After that I. I SECURED SUME CLOSE SHOTS AT aimed at a whole crag
. Among the water-fowl : observation, adventure, photography : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains . I MADE SEVHRAL EXPOSURES OX PirPFIXS 68 Modern the end of the long tuhe, and lay down on theground, fifty feet away. Presently a Puffin alitright in front of the came-a, then another. I madeseveral exposures on Puffins, then removed the in-strument to another rock, where I secured someclose shots at Murres and Auks. After that I. I SECURED SUME CLOSE SHOTS AT aimed at a whole crag on which all these hirdsgathered in a larger group, and made several expo-sures on them. They had to be rapid exposures, asthe birds were moving their heads all the time, andthe strong wind blew their feathers badly. I was interested in watching the Gannets intheir relations one with the other, and it seemed to me 6q Among the Water-Fowl that they were the most quarrelsome of all the Cliff-Dwellers, though for the most part they werepeaceable enough. At times I saw groups of themhuddled together in friendly fashion, some of them,probably mates, caressing one another with their „ bills. Yet fre-quently therewere manifesta-tions of displea-sure and hostil-ity. One instancewas especiallycurious. I sawa Gannet plungeinto the waterfrom mid - air,and come to thesurface with afish or at oncelaid hold on theprize, and therefollowed a longtug of war. I purposed seeing theaffair through,but after ten minutes they seemed no nearer
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