130 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist 



he obtained, the only photographs of the pika in 

 existence ; and there is probably no one who now 

 knows the habits of this little mammal better 

 than does Mr. Carlin. 



He also obtained, while on this same trip, a 

 photograph of a weasel as he was about to leave 

 his home among the rocks, and that weasel shows 



all too 

 plainly in 

 his picture 

 that he was 

 not caught 

 asleep. 



Many of 

 the animals 

 that live 

 in holes in 

 the ground, 

 such as 



woodchucks, gophers, etc., can be successfully 

 photographed by focussing upon the entrance to 

 their burrows and waiting for them to come out. 

 This sometimes necessitates a long wait, but 

 makes most interesting pictures as showing both 

 the animal and the place in which he lives. 



The 'possum is, probably, the easiest of all the 

 small mammals to photograph, as his slowness of 

 movement makes it possible to catch him and he 

 can be handled without danger of his attempting 



Half-grown Woodchuck. 



