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neither the Wind nor the shutter seemed to alarm it, for it paid no further 

 nttention to them. 



Both parents visited the hole at intervals, and always at full speed ; but 

 they came rather irregularly, owing to the fact that curious passers-by stopped 

 to gape at the blind, despite our efforts to keep them away. 



The birds often saw me as I emerged from my bhnd and entered again, 

 yet even this did not seem to disturb them. At one time, a blind was moved 

 to within three and one-half feet of the hole, but the bird darted out unhesi- 

 tatingly. 



I found that no speed less than one two-thousandth of a second would 

 give me a picture showing no wing motion. To get this high speed, I used a 

 Multi-speed shutter, and found that the Lumiere "Sigma" plates were the 

 most satisfactory, owing to their extreme rapidity. 



In order to obtain a good series, I was obliged to spend the better part of 

 two days in the blind. 



Aside from the photographic interest, the opportunity given for observing 

 these wary birds at a distance of only six feet was one which would readily 

 be appreciated by any bird-lover. 



RD WHIRLED AND FLEW AWAY WITH THE FISH'' 



