. Wild wings; adventures of a camera-hunter among the larger wild birds of North America on sea and land . e night beforeI had placed piles of seaweed near the nests, and was con-fident of success. But as the hours again slipped away, andno bird had given me a shot, I nearly lost hope, for I had tostart back at one oclock. Lying on my face in the burningsand, I began to fear being overcome by the heat, and 132 WILD WINGS thought wistfully of my family up in Connecticut eating icecream in the cool shade! At quarter of one I seemed to be no nearer succeedingthan I had been the morning before. Al
. Wild wings; adventures of a camera-hunter among the larger wild birds of North America on sea and land . e night beforeI had placed piles of seaweed near the nests, and was con-fident of success. But as the hours again slipped away, andno bird had given me a shot, I nearly lost hope, for I had tostart back at one oclock. Lying on my face in the burningsand, I began to fear being overcome by the heat, and 132 WILD WINGS thought wistfully of my family up in Connecticut eating icecream in the cool shade! At quarter of one I seemed to be no nearer succeedingthan I had been the morning before. All my resources wereexhausted, and I was about ready to quit, when suddenly thehovering gull threw up her wings, and down she went. AsI was two hundred yards away, I could not be sure thatshe was really on her eggs. So I waited five minutes, andthen, seeing nothing more of her, I carefully and slowly drewthe thread taut. Almost as soon as I stood up, the gull flew,evidently from the nest. This made me feel that at any cost I must have just onemore picture. So I changed the plate, set the shutter again,. LAUGIIINT, <-,VII. ON HER NEST VIRGINIA BIRD HOMES 133 and returned to hiding. The gull worried me for another halfhour, and then gave me my wish. With glad heart I removedthe camera, left the birds in peace, and hurried back to thelife-saving station, in time to be taken across the bay, and,elbowing through throngs of dark-faced celebrants in thetown, to catch the evening train for home.
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