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THE GUIDE T< ) MATURE 



Sunset And Rain Storm. 



The two photographs for which 

 name of photographer was requested, 

 on page 387 of the January issue, were 

 taken by Dr. G. A. Hinnen, Cincinnati, 

 ( >hio. < )f them he writes : 



"The upper scene is a sunset on the 

 Biff Miami Riven which I took at a 

 moment when the sky was indescrib- 

 ably beautiful ; the colorings are lost 

 in the picture, hut to my mind they 

 return in all their original glory; it 

 was the most beautiful ami picturesque 

 sunset I ever saw on that river. The 

 lower picture is on the same river 

 taken ahout 6 P. M. during a terrific- 

 rain storm ; in fact, the kodak had to 

 be protected by holding it under the 

 (tit stretched arm with a poncho 

 thrown over same. The rain was so 

 heavy we feared an inundation, and 

 the river did rise more than a foot in 

 an increditablv short space of time. 



The Flicker as a Mechanic. 



Everybody is familiar with the fact 

 that all members of the woodpecker 

 family chisel out hits of wood to 

 make a hole in a tree, then curve the 

 hole downward and build a nest at the 

 bottom. I had always supposed that 

 the bits of wood removed were like 

 sawdust. Imagine my surprise when 

 last spring I saw, under a tree where 

 the llickcrs had been at work, that the 

 ground was covered with pieces of 

 wood almost the size of one's little 

 finger. I collected a few of these 

 and show them in the accom- 

 panying photograph. The thimble is 

 included for comparison of size. Has 

 any one seen larger chips taken out by 

 a woodpecker? 



A photograph is for more than art ; 

 it must tell something of interest. 



REMARKABLV LARGE CHIPS TAKEN OUT BY FLICKERS IN CUTTING A HOLE FOR A NEST. 



