. Animal snapshots and how made . Fourth Photograph. Fifth Photograph 247 The Woodcock 249 yet another day, and when I arrived, instead of fourlittle woodcocks, there were only the remains of theonce beautiful eggs. My friend strongly asserted thatthe mother had carried the chicks away to a place ofsafety. Be that as it may, a feeling of sadness cameover me as I looked upon the empty nest, never to betenanted again. I sincerely hoped, now that they weregone, that the gentle-eyed mother and the four littlechicks were far beyond the reach of dog and man, inthe fastnesses of the great swamp close
. Animal snapshots and how made . Fourth Photograph. Fifth Photograph 247 The Woodcock 249 yet another day, and when I arrived, instead of fourlittle woodcocks, there were only the remains of theonce beautiful eggs. My friend strongly asserted thatthe mother had carried the chicks away to a place ofsafety. Be that as it may, a feeling of sadness cameover me as I looked upon the empty nest, never to betenanted again. I sincerely hoped, now that they weregone, that the gentle-eyed mother and the four littlechicks were far beyond the reach of dog and man, inthe fastnesses of the great swamp close by. And inmy fancy as I wander through the swamp, when thesumac is crimson and the maple is aflame with russetand gold, I imagine that the fine holes bored in the mudby long bills were made by our woodcock family. CROWS
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