. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. 198 BIRD STUDIES WITH A CAMERA unresisting. Some were on the ground, others in the bushy mangroves, some were coming from the egg, others were learning to fly ; but one and all— in a chorus of croaks, barks, and screams, which rings in my ears whenever I think of the experience —united in demanding that I leave the town. If I approached too near, their cries were doubled in violence and accompanied by vicious lunges with their bills, which were snapped tog


. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. 198 BIRD STUDIES WITH A CAMERA unresisting. Some were on the ground, others in the bushy mangroves, some were coming from the egg, others were learning to fly ; but one and all— in a chorus of croaks, barks, and screams, which rings in my ears whenever I think of the experience —united in demanding that I leave the town. If I approached too near, their cries were doubled in violence and accompanied by vicious lunges with their bills, which were snapped together with a pistol-like ;- As I walked from tree to tree, examining the noisy young birds that were climb- ing about the branches, I seemed to be passing from. liiLl. Inti'i-vifwing a gruup of ymuif; relit'ims. cage to cage in a zoological garden; and as I en- tered that part of the island where the nests were on the ground,"^ every bird that could walk left its home, and soon I was driving a great flock of. 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 Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945. New York : D. Appleton


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