BIRDS. 



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interwoven in a wren's nest, from which the needle 

 dangled down, in a creeper at the back of the house. 

 The bold bird had entered the bedroom through the 

 open window during the lady's momentary absence 

 and snatched up 

 what she, no 

 doubt, con- 

 sidered eligible 

 building mate- 

 rials. 



On page 41 

 we gave an illus- 

 tration showing 

 our method of 

 photographing 

 "among the slen- 

 der branches." 

 Our picture of 

 the "Books' 

 Nests " repre- 

 sents one of the 

 many results 

 obtained with 



the Camera 011 HOUSE-SI-AUKOWS WAITING BREAKFAST. 



the ground. 



To those who do not live far out of large towns, 

 and have but few opportunities of photographing a 

 wide range of bird-life, I would strongly recommend 

 a trial upon house-sparrows, hedge-sparrows, robins, 

 chaffinches, and tits, which in winter time may 



