. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 3°6 THE WHITE-EYED VIREO. The nest shown in the near-by illus- ation was pointed out to me by a friend, Mr. C. H. Morris of McConnelsville. The bird was on but she occupied the center of a little bower which was guarded by a wall of droop- ing vines and bristling black- berry steins. With fear and trembling I cut an entrance way, removing the stems one by one, and glancing appre- hensively at the sitting bird, but she sat on. unmoved. Next, the camera was brought in
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 3°6 THE WHITE-EYED VIREO. The nest shown in the near-by illus- ation was pointed out to me by a friend, Mr. C. H. Morris of McConnelsville. The bird was on but she occupied the center of a little bower which was guarded by a wall of droop- ing vines and bristling black- berry steins. With fear and trembling I cut an entrance way, removing the stems one by one, and glancing appre- hensively at the sitting bird, but she sat on. unmoved. Next, the camera was brought in and advanced by slow stages toward the watchful bird. Many twigs required to be cut away, and there was much flapping of camera-cloths, gesticulating of unmanageable "legs," and clicking of shutters, but the fjn HP**^~-^.^ f"r ner Pnl"trait, — once, twice, thrice, until the strain became too great for her. Next the nest and eggs were photographed, and after re- moving the Cowbird's egg ( which appears in the pic- ture just above the nearer rim) the rest were left to be gathered later in the day. Returning some five hours later, the bird-man pressed eagerly into the copse, intending to collect the set of eggs for a well-known museum. The bird was on and happy now in a new-found confidence. Nearer—nearer—came the collector. The bird sat on. Finally moved by some strange impulse the man brought his face down close to hers, not above a foot away, and gazed wistfully, searchingly, into those trustful eyes. Then that old hard heart of mine melted within me and 1 turned and Taken i Mi', < ty- SAT NICELY FOR HER ;. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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