. 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 . experience ofothers, we never could catch Mrs. Ruddy on thenest. She always skulks off, and allows not evena glimpse of herself. The other two kinds usually remain sitting ontheir eggs, flushing sooner, however, than the prairie-nesting Ducks, when the intruder comes within tento fifteen Redhead isa great days Ifound half adozen nests, mostof which had asmany as ten eggs,sever
. 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 . experience ofothers, we never could catch Mrs. Ruddy on thenest. She always skulks off, and allows not evena glimpse of herself. The other two kinds usually remain sitting ontheir eggs, flushing sooner, however, than the prairie-nesting Ducks, when the intruder comes within tento fifteen Redhead isa great days Ifound half adozen nests, mostof which had asmany as ten eggs,several times fif-teen, and once Iflushed a Red-head fromtwenty-two eggs — the largest set that I have everseen in the nest of any bird. The Canvasback usu-ally had ten or eleven eggs, sometimes as few asseven. One nest that I found was in a very large,open clump, away out in the water. I saw it firstwhen the bird flew at some distance from me. Therewere six eggs, and I visited it a few days later to seeif she had laid more. Mrs. Canvasback was asleepon the nest, with her bill resting on her breast. Istood within ten yards and watched her for severalminutes. Think of it! the famous Canvasback of. THE RUDDY DUCKS WERE ONLY JUST LAYING, ANDHAD ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO TEN EGGS . .WELL HIDDEN AWAY IN THE REEDS 203
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