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Bird - Lore 



My next thought was to obtain a photograph of the bird and 



nest ; but, as the window was far from the ground, I was obliged to 



make exposures from the 

 inside of the house, and 

 consequently against the 

 light. 



The bird was quite 

 shy at first, leaving the 

 nest as soon as she heard 

 a step in the room, but 

 as we were careful not to 

 disturb her more than 

 was necessar}', she soon 

 became more accustomed 

 to our presence, and 

 would remain on the nest 

 KoiiN Fi-EDiNc; YOUNG while We walked past the 



window, although she was always very much on the alert. 



When the birds were hatched I ventured to open the window 



during the parents' absence in search of food, and, having previously 



focused the camera 



on the nest, concealed 



myself and waited for 



the return of the old 



bird. The female soon 



returned, but did not 



seem at all pleased 



with the change, ap- 

 pearing quite anxious 



and nervous. The 



next day she was more 



at her ease, and I 



eventually succeeded 



in securing a series of 



photographs of her 



and her young. robin feeding young 



