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a third near by, none of them, however, venturing 
nearer the bait. - 
It was now time for me to watch. With my camera 
placed in a concealed position, I was on hand before 
daybreak, the slide of the plate holder drawn, and 
the release to the shutter ready to operate, if the 
hawks appeared. As they did not come on this nor 
on the next morning, it seemed necessary to try to 
coax them to come. 
The traps and bait intended for the skunks were 
removed; then a fowl was killed and parts of it put 
about the swamp upon stakes five or six feet high. 
These parts were taken by something in the morning 
and late afternoon, probably by the hawks, although 
the owls may have secured some pieces that were 
not taken before dark. This feeding process was 
kept up for four days, the food being renewed several 
times in some cases, and then all remaining bait 
was removed from the stakes. Again fresh bait was 
placed by the stump, as the boy had had it in the 
beginning. 
The camera was placed in position as before, and 
long before daylight I was in my place of conceal- 
ment with the release apparatus adjusted ready to 
photograph, if the opportunity presented itself. The 
gray appeared in the east, then followed the beautiful 
