. 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 . X 3 S2 s O W o o o u ai Si u- z •* S B3 = J o DO I?I Among the Water Fowl. were propitious, I drew in what slack there was andpulled the thread taut. The Gulls showed no signsof having heard the shutter, but it had sprung all right I foundwhen I walkedup. In the same/» manner I pro- ceeded with thework, taking afew more shotsfrom the sameposition, thenfocusing on asingle nest atclose range, oron a c
. 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 . X 3 S2 s O W o o o u ai Si u- z •* S B3 = J o DO I?I Among the Water Fowl. were propitious, I drew in what slack there was andpulled the thread taut. The Gulls showed no signsof having heard the shutter, but it had sprung all right I foundwhen I walkedup. In the same/» manner I pro- ceeded with thework, taking afew more shotsfrom the sameposition, thenfocusing on asingle nest atclose range, oron a couple ofnests, and againon a rock where the Gulls frequently alighted. Inthe latter case I got a fine exposure on two birdson top of the rock. The Gulls soon became muchmore confident, and would return to their nests assoon as I retired, often standing so near the cameraas to brush against it. Of course the exposures hadto be instantaneous, and cloud areas bothered me agood deal. The Cormorants proved to be too shyto be photographed. When the boat returned withaccounts of wonderful finds on the other islands, alltoo soon for me, I had what proved later to be avery interesting series of Gull pictures, the fruitsof a hard days work. If anyone thinks it easy, Iwould
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