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WILD LIFE AT HOME. 



accomplished by the gymnastic camera-man. Of 

 course it would be a much easier and far simpler 

 matter to take a hand-camera down and make 

 studies with it. We have never used one, however, 

 for the purpose, on account of the difficulty of 



using a lens of fixed 

 focus at close 

 quarters and in- 

 ability to measure 

 the distance. 



Windy weather 

 is quite unsuit- 

 able for rope work 

 or cliff work of 

 any kind, and is 

 extremely aggra- 

 vating to the natu- 

 ralist with a limited 

 amount of time on 

 SHAG STRETCHING HERSELF, nancl. xiowe^er, it 



is better to lie by 



and wait with as much patience as possible than 

 to risk an accident through mere fool hardiness. 



Of course, many excellent pictures and much 

 useful information may be obtained amongst rocks 

 without the assistance of climbing-ropes. 



We have succeeded in getting at and photo- 

 graphing the eyries and eggs of the golden eagle 

 and the common buzzard without as much as a 

 bit of string, and have also visited the wind-swept 



