. The peregrine falcon at the eyrie. econd he frequently turned his head, each movement wasgenerally followed by a second or more, during which he was quitestill, so I fired directly after he had moved his head. Theseextremely rapid head-movements of the Peregrine do not look so ;but I had previously found to my cost that if they coincide with theexposure, not even i-ioosec. will save the image from subsequent experience made me sorry that I had not used this The fruit of carelessness is care. 11 shutter on the Falcon. vShortly after my last exposure the lightgr
. The peregrine falcon at the eyrie. econd he frequently turned his head, each movement wasgenerally followed by a second or more, during which he was quitestill, so I fired directly after he had moved his head. Theseextremely rapid head-movements of the Peregrine do not look so ;but I had previously found to my cost that if they coincide with theexposure, not even i-ioosec. will save the image from subsequent experience made me sorry that I had not used this The fruit of carelessness is care. 11 shutter on the Falcon. vShortly after my last exposure the lightgrew very bad and heavy showers fell. About he beganwhimpering and looking up skywards. Again, shortly before7 , when the clouds broke and the setting sun began to streamin through the front of the shed, he looked up and yelped im-patiently at the Falcon soaring overhead. He waited a few minutesand then got off the young carefully and flew away. Then I did avery foolish thing. As the sun was coming in through a large gap. THE YOUNG BIRDS WHEN TWO DAYS ( 3, Plati speed 250, Suhjpct number 100, Stop Fl\, Exposure l-50sec. to the left, which only had a layer of net over it, and so was bril-liantly illuminating the inside of the shed, I thoughtlessly tookadvantage of the Tiercels absence to pin a piece of mackintoshover the gap, only to find the Falcon standing on B, which wassix feet off. She was staring at me in alarm, and although Iimmediately froze and half-closed my eyes, the mischief wasdone, and after jerking her head in my direction three or four times,she flew off, screaming the alarm. There was a good deal of calling 12 Miss Peregrine shortens her drumstick by— between them after this, and the young began to whimper, apparentlyfrom cold. Finally, at , I was disappointed when theTiercel came and brooded them for the night. Next morning I heard the Tiercel call soon after 3 , andraising my head from the pillows, saw him looking skywards a
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