. Bird homes. The nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . YOUNG RED-EYED VIREOS, READY TO LEAVE NEST. YOUNG YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, TWENTY-FOUR HOURS BEFORE LEAVING NESTShowing how late the feathers remain sheathed Photographing Nests and Young Birds the tripod. A hole may be made (C) so that the regular tripodscrew can be used when taking photographs of other objects. Occasionally it is desirable to take a photograph of the oldbird on the nest, but this is by no means easy. The cameras
. Bird homes. The nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . YOUNG RED-EYED VIREOS, READY TO LEAVE NEST. YOUNG YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, TWENTY-FOUR HOURS BEFORE LEAVING NESTShowing how late the feathers remain sheathed Photographing Nests and Young Birds the tripod. A hole may be made (C) so that the regular tripodscrew can be used when taking photographs of other objects. Occasionally it is desirable to take a photograph of the oldbird on the nest, but this is by no means easy. The camerashould be arranged and focussed on the nest while the parent birdis away, taking care to remove the leaves or twigs that would beout of focus in the immediate foreground. The instrument mustbe concealed to some extent by leaves and twigs, and the operatorwill have to take pains to see that nothing interferes with theworking of the shutter. A long tube must be substituted for theshort one, and either a large bulb or, if convenient, a bicyclehand-pump will answer the purpose admirably. In this way 1have made time exposures with the camera fastened to the higherbranches of a tree, where the shade made it nec
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