PREFACE. 



SINCE the publication of our last work "With 

 Nature and a Camera" my brother and I have 

 received numerous letters from naturalists and 

 photographers throughout the country seeking in- 

 formation and assistance on all sorts of subjects 

 connected with the art of portraying wild creatures 

 in their native haunts. In order to meet this desire 

 for knowledge, we have prepared such a manual 

 as will, we honestly believe, enable every one of 

 average intelligence and perseverance to go out 

 into the fields with a camera and secure pictures 

 equal to anything we have ourselves obtained ; and 

 no single item of our experience calculated to help 

 the reader of this book in the attainment of his 

 object has been withheld. 



The study of natural history possesses many 

 charms and benefits, chief among which are solace 



