. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 246. Fig. 207. From time to time she half arose and carefully treaded the eggs over. it. I even opened a large flap in the front of the tent, stuck my head out and watched her from a distance of less than twenty-four inches, without frightening her off the nest. I often wondered what she thought of the new con- ditions and what wonderful tales she told her mate when she joined him at the edge of the pond. I think she must have concluded that I was harmless, had built a large green nest near hers and was as much entitl
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 246. Fig. 207. From time to time she half arose and carefully treaded the eggs over. it. I even opened a large flap in the front of the tent, stuck my head out and watched her from a distance of less than twenty-four inches, without frightening her off the nest. I often wondered what she thought of the new con- ditions and what wonderful tales she told her mate when she joined him at the edge of the pond. I think she must have concluded that I was harmless, had built a large green nest near hers and was as much entitled to live there as she Invariably when returning to the nest, after a short ab- sence, she would feel of the eggs with her bill, carefully. 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
Size: 1740px × 1436px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1911
