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NEST AND EGGS OF RED-EYED VIREO WITH NEST AND EGGS OF RED- WINGED BLACKBIRD. 

 COWBIRD'S EGG. 





camera and start out in quest of sub- 

 jects. Many a time I have tramped 

 for hours only to return home with- 

 out a single exposure, perhaps not 

 finding a single nest and perhaps 

 finding some which it was impossible 

 to get at ; but there is always the 

 pleasure of the hunt. 



As to apparatus, a long focus 

 camera is essential as, in order to get 



a good sized image, one must get 

 quite close to his subject, within two 

 or three feet. I find a ball and socket 

 tripod head a great convenience, in 

 fact a necessity, as it is often neces- 

 sary to point the camera almost 

 directly downward, although it is not 

 advisable to point it directly down- 

 ward as by so doing all sense of per- 

 spective is lost. 



NEST AND EGGS OF PHOEBE. 



NEST AND EGGS OF RUFFED GROUSE. 



