. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 203 of the Cowbird. A week later I returned and. when at a distance of about ten feet, I could see her little bead-like eyes and black and white striped face. The nest was sunk among the leaves at the base of the stump and was well arched over so that it was very difficult to see even when the exact location was known. She sat perfectly still and I approached very, very slowly carrying a camera, already. Fig. 172. Four of the five little ones; the other could not be found. set on its tripod, before me. I managed to pl
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 203 of the Cowbird. A week later I returned and. when at a distance of about ten feet, I could see her little bead-like eyes and black and white striped face. The nest was sunk among the leaves at the base of the stump and was well arched over so that it was very difficult to see even when the exact location was known. She sat perfectly still and I approached very, very slowly carrying a camera, already. Fig. 172. Four of the five little ones; the other could not be found. set on its tripod, before me. I managed to plant it so that the lens was but three feet from her without causing her to leave. Then still more slowly, at the same time trying to reassure her with bird-like chirps (that perhaps did not sound much like a bird), I leaned forward and removed some objectionable grasses that were between the lens and her and finally lifted the arch a trifle so that she could be seen to better advantag-e. She was fri2;htened. for she. 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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