THE CAMERA 



193: 



CAMERA HUNTING ON THE MARSHES. 



owls. My hawk studies in South Da- 

 kota have been confined mostly to the 

 marsh hawk or harrier. This species 

 may lack the dash and daring of the 



sharp-shinned hawk, and its home is on 

 the ground, not in the tallest trees as 

 with the red-tailed, hut nevertheless it 

 is fully as interesting. From an eco- 

 nomical standpoint it is one of the most 

 desirable of birds. 



The greatest interest in the study of 

 marsh hawks centers around their 

 home life. It seems strange that this 

 species should choose for its nesting 

 site a marsh inhabited by bitterns and 

 coots, instead of nesting in trees like 

 most of its cousins. In 191 1, having 

 previously located a nest several miles 

 out in the country, I walked to it, 

 equipped with cameras and accompan- 

 ied by two companions. In the course 

 of our visit we secured a number of in- 

 teresting, photographs. The one en- 

 closed gives an idea of the nest and its 

 surroundings, as well as the attitude 

 towards us of the young hawks, which 

 were about three week old. 



Alexander Walker. 



A GOOD CAMERA SHOT AT AN OWL. 



We find The Guide to Nature one 

 of our best read papers in the library 

 and the Nature Study classes get many 

 of their lesson plans from it, in the 

 line of field studies. — Carrie B. Ludden, 

 13. Ed., Department of Biological 

 Sciences, State Normal School, Kearney, 

 Nebraska, October 2, 1912. 



