34 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist 



until he decides to move and then follow him 

 with the camera until he assumes such attitudes 

 as may satisfy us from a photographic standpoint. 

 The raccoon is an interesting and usually well- 

 behaved subject, but is not so easy to capture. 

 When handling him we must look out for his 



teeth, for he 



Muskrat. 



knows well 

 how to use 

 them and 

 can inflict 

 very painful 

 wounds. 



In any 

 park or pri- 

 vate grounds 

 where there 

 are gray 

 squirrels they are usually more or less tame 

 and easily approached. In Central Park, New 

 York City, there are thousands, and they are so 

 tame through never having been molested that 

 they will not only fearlessly come close to a per- 

 son, but will even go so far as to explore his 

 pockets for nuts. These are excellent subjects 

 for the beginner to try his hand on, for he can 

 always get his squirrel to come to the spot he 

 has focussed upon by placing a peanut there. 

 In all this work the ordinary long-focus outfit is 



