. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 225 she came last. She watched it long and verj' closely, ner- vously flirting her tail as sandpipers are wont to do. At least once she changed the position of the fish she carried by tossing it a few inches in the air and catching it again. Having satisfied herself that the camera was not alive, after a great deal of scolding, she flew directly to the entrance *-»* "; ^f. Fig. 191. The bank cut away to show the little "fishers" at the end of the tunnel. to her home; greatly to my surprise, she al
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 225 she came last. She watched it long and verj' closely, ner- vously flirting her tail as sandpipers are wont to do. At least once she changed the position of the fish she carried by tossing it a few inches in the air and catching it again. Having satisfied herself that the camera was not alive, after a great deal of scolding, she flew directly to the entrance *-»* "; ^f. Fig. 191. The bank cut away to show the little "fishers" at the end of the tunnel. to her home; greatly to my surprise, she alighted neither on the roots nor on the edge of the hole, but seemed to dash right in without a pause. Her departure was almost as rapid; she backed out the length of the tunnel and, just as her tail appeared at the opening, whirled about and was off in a flash. During half a dozen visits that she made, she entered and left in the same manner; as I was not prepared to make moving pictures, the best I could do was to "get her" back- ing out, just as she started to turn about. The bird shown 15. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Worcester, Mass : Reed
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