. The condor. Birds; Birds; Birds. THE NEAR BIRD IS CARRYING A CHICK ON ITS BACK, THE HEAD OE THE YOUNGSTER JUST SHCWING camera. It took patience to sit there in a squatted position for hours at a time. The chances for pictures were often few and far betvreen; but vre had good opportunities to study these wild and war}^ birds. We could see many things with the eye, by watching thru the thick reeds, that could not be caught with the camera. The first daj^, as I lay hidden in the tules waiting for a picture, I saw a pair of grebes swimming along only twenty feet distant. I could catch glimpses o
. The condor. Birds; Birds; Birds. THE NEAR BIRD IS CARRYING A CHICK ON ITS BACK, THE HEAD OE THE YOUNGSTER JUST SHCWING camera. It took patience to sit there in a squatted position for hours at a time. The chances for pictures were often few and far betvreen; but vre had good opportunities to study these wild and war}^ birds. We could see many things with the eye, by watching thru the thick reeds, that could not be caught with the camera. The first daj^, as I lay hidden in the tules waiting for a picture, I saw a pair of grebes swimming along only twenty feet distant. I could catch glimpses of them as they passed just bej^ond their nest. One of the birds carried a chick on its back. The grebes have a way of taking their young with them, for the little fellows lie on the back just under the wing-coverts with only the head sticking out. At the slightest alarm, the mother raises the feathers a trifle and covers the chick completely. One can readily tell when a grebe has a chick on. YOUNG WESTERN GREBE EIFTED OUT OK WATER ON END OF OAR. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cooper Ornithological Club; Cooper Ornithological Society. Santa Clara, Calif. : Cooper Ornithological Club
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