TWO HERONS 



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labors, wholly undisturbed by my presence. Almost 

 I seemed to be a guest of the rookery, and I longed 

 for power to interpret the notes and actions of the 

 birds so abundant about me. 



So I should like to have passed the day with 

 them, becoming for the time being a Heron myself ; 



42. Young Night Heron 



Nesting tree shown in No. 38. 



but the desire to picture the birds was stronger than 

 the wish to be a Heron, and the situation was con- 

 sidered from the standpoint of the bird photog- 

 rapher. 



The rookery proved to be a difficult subject. No 

 single view would convey an adequate idea of its 

 appearance, and I therefore selected representative 

 tree tops and photographed their nests and young 

 birds. A visit to a neighboring pond resulted in 



