A Precarious Operation 
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the egg the bough began to bend under my weight, and realizing 
that it was unsafe to go out much further without being secured, 
I returned and measuring 
3 ft. more along the rope so as to give 
me the legal minimum, viz., 7 ft., I made it fast at this point 
BLACK VULTURE LEAVING NEST. 
to my canvas sling. Then, gently withdrawing my ‘ Bull’s-eye” 
from its leather case and hanging it round my neck ready for 
action, I again edged out backwards, taking the strain on the 
rope slowly and steadily until it became taut. 
I was now over 
7 ft. from the egg. It was a breathless moment as I pressed 
