300 



WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA. 



the sunshine falls, in order that Ducks may land 

 to preen themselves and sleep thereon. These 

 banks extend for more than half way up the pipe, 

 gradually narrowing as they do so, until they 



vanish alto- 

 gether, and 

 the hoops 

 and netting 

 come close 

 down to the 

 water's 

 edge. On 

 the screen 

 side, or left 

 bank from 

 the entrance, 

 and about 

 one-third of 

 the distance 

 in, we found 

 a wire cage 

 let into the 

 bank con- 

 taining a 

 couple of 

 lure Ducks ; 

 but this is 



a dodge, I believe, peculiar to the man whose 

 pipes we visited. No leaves or twigs are allowed 

 to accumulate upon the pipe, and over-hanging 

 branches or shrubs, calculated to darken any part 

 of it, would be instantly lopped off. 



On the left hand side from the entrance is a 

 double row of reed screens, about five feet in 

 height, running parallel with the pipe for some- 

 thing like two-thirds of its length. The outer 



CAGE FOR DECOY DUCKS. 



