DECEIVING WILD CREATURES. 



SKYLARK BRINGING FOOD TO HER YOUNG. 



neck in blank amazement at me sprawling beneath 

 the bullock. 



My experiences on the following day were of 

 a very similar character. The realistic qualities 

 of the stuffed ox inspired so much blind confidence 

 in the skylark that she came and covered her 

 chicks whilst I had an exposure meter standing 

 on its edge within two or three inches of her nest. 

 For want of anything better, I had placed it 

 there in order to focus the figures on its face, as 

 representative of the markings on the feeding 

 bird's plumage before starting work for the day. 



From a dietary point of view, young skylarks 

 commence their education early, for I watched 

 the pair of chicks try on several occasions to 



