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southwest settlement, the area of nests extended almost to 

 a tract of tall weeds. Here I found it convenient to plant the 

 camera on the shortened tripod, allowing the tall weeds to 

 arch over it, where it commanded a view of a number of nests 



YOUNG PELICANS, ALMOST READY TO FLY 



at moderate distance. When I withdrew a few yards back, 

 the birds at once returned, and I pulled the thread which I had 

 attached to the shutter. Then, after two or three exposures, 

 I placed the camera on its case close to a nest or two, covered 

 it with the rubber cloth, and the whole with grass. The birds 

 did not mind this, and returned at once, giving me all the 

 chances I wished to make exposures from behind a clump 

 of grass down by the shore. 



