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obtain records of what you see. But if 

 you have no inclination to double yourself 

 up and hide for hours in a small tent, 

 then you can see an enormous lot of 

 interesting things by simply going into 

 the woods or fields with your field-glass 

 and sitting still, and waiting for the birds 

 to come to you. With a powerful 

 binocular such as I use you can do a 

 lot of bird-stalking, and look upon the 

 most fascinating scenes as if they were 

 happening only a yard from you ; but 

 on the other hand, if you simply find a 

 comfortable seat in the grass or perhaps 

 the best place of all is by the stream 

 side and wait, keeping your eyes open, 

 you will be surprised at the varied things 

 you will see. I have used all kinds of 

 telescopes and field-glasses, but for the 

 past twelve years I have used a Goerz 

 Prism Binocular, and although this has 

 had the hardest and roughest wear a 

 glass could be put to, it is still in good 



