. British birds. Birds. VOL. " WAIT AND SEE " PHOTOGRAPHY. 307 he was assiduously courting anotlier Tern between whiles. Perhaps this necessitated a frequent visit to nature's mirror, in order to make sure that his appearance was correct in every detail. Fig. 4 shows a Common Tern on a windy day playing a game beloved of Terns. This consists in hovering. Fig. 1. A SrUBDY RINGED PLOVER. {Photographed by Miss E. L. Turner. over the water, \^'ith tail upturned, then dropping down, dipping their breasts in the little curling eddies. This beautiful action is repeated time after time,
. British birds. Birds. VOL. " WAIT AND SEE " PHOTOGRAPHY. 307 he was assiduously courting anotlier Tern between whiles. Perhaps this necessitated a frequent visit to nature's mirror, in order to make sure that his appearance was correct in every detail. Fig. 4 shows a Common Tern on a windy day playing a game beloved of Terns. This consists in hovering. Fig. 1. A SrUBDY RINGED PLOVER. {Photographed by Miss E. L. Turner. over the water, \^'ith tail upturned, then dropping down, dipping their breasts in the little curling eddies. This beautiful action is repeated time after time, and apparently has nothing to do A\ith catching food. It is just sheer fun. It was the Sheld-drake I really waited and watched for day after day,'^but I could not get them. Now and again. 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 London, Witherby & Co
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