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excitement ; she sat on the ground seemingly as 

 interested in me as I was in her. The camera was 

 soon in position, and putting my head under the 

 cloth to focus the picture, what was my surprise to 

 see that my little friend had arranged herself on a 

 branch just above the nest, and was waiting for her 

 portrait to be taken, but unfortunately a movement 

 on my part caused her. to return to the foot of the 

 bush. The plate was soon in the camera, and she 

 was again comfortably seated on the eggs, and I 

 was able to expose the plate with the cap instead 

 of the pneumatic release, although the lens was 

 not more than eighteen inches from the bird. I 

 regretted that I could not obtain a side view ; but 

 she insisted on facing me, whatever might be the 

 position in which the camera was placed. When 

 the picture was taken I tried to touch the sitting 

 bird, but she hopped away as soon as my hand 

 was within one or two inches ; but no doubt if I 

 had stayed longer, we should have been good 

 friends in a very short time. 



The Garden-Warbler is not always so tame, 

 however, for many when once off their nest will 

 not return until all danger is past. Numbers of 

 these birds breed in orchards of the London 

 suburbs, their songs making up a good natural 

 concert when several get together. 



