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from the eggs, or try to crawl back farther among the 

 rocks, but we can probably catch her and replace her. A long 

 timed exposure is necessary, so the camera is set upon the 



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tripod and focused on the bird. The grt^atest difficulty is 

 that she is apt to turn her head at the critical moment. One 

 may spoil a plate or two, but a few exposures of from five to 

 ten seconds will probably give some good negatives. Look 

 out for accidents : a rock may suddenly slide and roll ; the 

 camera mav slip and fall on its face on rocks that are not 

 soft ; the bird may make a sudden exit, and the photographer 

 must be ever readv to seize her, without wrecking his appara- 

 tus. Once my anastigmat lens, pointed nearly straight down. 



