. Among the water-fowl, observation, adventure, photography [microform] : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. Water birds; Water birds; Water birds; Photography of birds; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux. Among the Water-Fowl stemmed reeds for a few yards out. They are much like the typical New England pond, and. like them, have—comparatively—^few water-fowl. There are some, however, and one of the most characteristic I found to be the large Holbocll's Grebe, t
. Among the water-fowl, observation, adventure, photography [microform] : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. Water birds; Water birds; Water birds; Photography of birds; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux. Among the Water-Fowl stemmed reeds for a few yards out. They are much like the typical New England pond, and. like them, have—comparatively—^few water-fowl. There are some, however, and one of the most characteristic I found to be the large Holbocll's Grebe, the only Grebe, in Act, that I saw in the region. I met them only in solitary pairs, nesting in the outer edge of the reeds on the shores of the ponds. One of the first birds that I noticed as we drove in from the prairie waa one of these Grebes swim- ming in a criall pond near some reedy clumps. Next day I walked back there. The bird ^.. was on guard, and Its mate swam out from the reeds at my approach. There was the nest amid the reeds in about three feet of water, a large floating pile of wet, decayed stems. The five dirty white eggs, as large again as those of the Eared Grebe, weFe covered. With some drift-wood I managed to arrange a stand- ing place from which I photographed the nest. Usually but one pair was found in a small pond, and when, in the larger ones, there were several, 28. NB8T OF HOLBOBLL's ORBBB. 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 Job, Herbert Keightley, 1864-1933. Toronto : Musson Book Co.
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