. The condor. Birds; Birds; Birds. THE CONDOR Vol. IX hands full to get the picture, the youngsters being most decidedly lively, and keeping nie busy replacing them as they hopped off the perch. This, one or more was sure to do when I thought I had them all right and turned toward the camera. But patience was finally rewarded. L,earning by experience ,when I went to take the four weeks old picture I en- listed the aid of the two young daughters of the friend on whose ranch the nest was situated. On going to the nest the family of magpies were all in the Ijranches outside. They could not quite
. The condor. Birds; Birds; Birds. THE CONDOR Vol. IX hands full to get the picture, the youngsters being most decidedly lively, and keeping nie busy replacing them as they hopped off the perch. This, one or more was sure to do when I thought I had them all right and turned toward the camera. But patience was finally rewarded. L,earning by experience ,when I went to take the four weeks old picture I en- listed the aid of the two young daughters of the friend on whose ranch the nest was situated. On going to the nest the family of magpies were all in the Ijranches outside. They could not quite fly, but could, and did, hop around in a most exasperating manner. One could not be caught, and we were forced to be content. magpie's nest in COTTONWOOD TREE with five. This number, however, pro^^ed sufiicient to give us all the trouble in posing w^e really needed. This day was the first when the old birds had mani- fested the least anxiety while the photographer was at work. Usually the parents, if about, flew away silently at my approach and disappeared. But this time they were in the neighborhood all the time, screaming loudly, as if to tell us they had raised their family successfully so far and did not wish them interfered with. I went again" a week later and found the youngsters taking short flights. Thanks to experimenting with a new and untried lens not a single picture was secured. But one is given herewith of a bird seemingly about the same age, and. 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 Cooper Ornithological Club; Cooper Ornithological Society. Santa Clara, Calif. : Cooper Ornithological Club
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