. Animal snapshots and how made . mes during the afternoon. I began by putting sweet,apples in certain places, thus rewarding the muskratswhich ventured abroad in daylight, but I took careto remove all remaining apples before sundown. Ikept up this baiting process for about two weeks,,and at the end of that time several of the muskratsmade quite regular excursions for the apples late inthe afternoon. From the pasture side of the millrace an old log extended from the bank over the noticed a very large muskrat several times, afterhis frolic on shore, taking a reclining position on thelog
. Animal snapshots and how made . mes during the afternoon. I began by putting sweet,apples in certain places, thus rewarding the muskratswhich ventured abroad in daylight, but I took careto remove all remaining apples before sundown. Ikept up this baiting process for about two weeks,,and at the end of that time several of the muskratsmade quite regular excursions for the apples late inthe afternoon. From the pasture side of the millrace an old log extended from the bank over the noticed a very large muskrat several times, afterhis frolic on shore, taking a reclining position on thelog before he plimged into the water to swim to theopposite shore, where his burrow was located. Afterseveral attempts I succeeded in photographing theold fellow in this rather odd reclining position. 92 The Muskrat The younger muskrats are not so shy as the olderones. The first photograph in this sketch showsone nibbhng a plantain leaf. These pictures were easily obtained in comparisonwith the one showing the muskrat swimming. This. Muskrat Swimming consumed all of my spare time, my plates, and mypatience. From these results it is readily seen that any one,with a real desire and a little inventive genius, canphotograph muskrats; it becomes difficult only when The Muskrat 93 you so far forget yourself as to desire to get one ina certain position. The ancient forest has been swept away and oldwater courses with their adjacent marshes have longsince become dry. With these changes have vanishedthe beaver, the wolf, the moose, and the timid deer;the muskrat, however, has remained,
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