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YOUNG BUZZARDS— WELL PHOTOGRAPHED TO SHOW FRONT AND PROFILE. 



Photographs of Two Young Buzzards. 



The photographs of two buzzards 

 here shown were taken with a kodak 

 by Miss Clara E. Allen, Hicksville, 

 Ohio. These birds had their home in 

 a hollow log and were dragged into the 

 light so that they might be photo- 

 graphed. Their habit of vomiting 

 when disturbed is so offensive that our 

 readers will prefer to see a photograph 

 rather than the original, but it is of in- 

 terest to know what kind of looking 

 creatures these scavengers are, especi- 

 ally in their youthful days. 



A Dove on a Hornets' Nest. 



BY G. E. DAVIS, DUBUQUE, IOWA, 



Here is a curiosity in bird's-nest 



making — a turtledove on a hornets' 

 nest in an evergreen tree. There were 

 probably half a dozen twigs laid upon 

 the top of the nest to keep the eggs in 

 position. The dove hatched two young 

 ones. The tree was within three feet 

 of a path where people passed every 

 day. 



The camera was set in position and 

 the bird left the nest while the oper- 

 ator was focussing it. The camera was 

 then allowed to remain until the bird 



THE TURTLEDOVE ON HER NEST ON A 



HORNETS' NEST IX AN EVERGREEN 



TREE. 



