Photograph ing Birds and their Young 177 



has some advantages as giving one ample oppor- 

 tunity to study the nest lives of the birds at close 

 range, but it should emphatically be undertaken 

 only by those who are thoroughly competent to 

 take advantage of the opportunity and who will 

 have due respect for the welfare of the nest's in- 



Chickadee feeding Young. 

 Negative with background stopped out 



mates. Even then it should only be used when 

 all other means fail. 



When the young birds are ready to leave the 

 nest they, with the old birds, can be photographed 

 with the aid of the long tubing in the manner 

 described, either perching on or about the nest or 

 posed upon a twig. In focussing upon them we 

 must always be careful to leave a sufficient space 



