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bar, with his head tucked under his wing. As I carefully 

 crawled out from behind some willows, with the camera held 

 ready, the duck waked and started for the water instantly; 

 so, just as it reached the edge, I snapped, catching two ducks 

 — the real and the reflection. (No. i.) Shortly afterward I 

 came out on the bank, right over a family that I caught 

 swimming. (No. 2.) 



I have found the prairie-dog the hardest to catch of any- 

 thing I have attempted. The nearness required for anything 

 so small is the great trouble. Without a camera, they allow 

 me to approach very close; but, like the Indian, they draw the 

 line at the instrument. 



