PHOTOGRAPHING NESTS AND EGGS 



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easily frightened. When frightened they will fly about 

 as though crazy, and coming in contact with hard 

 objects are more than apt to injure or kill themselves. 

 A tent made of gauze is not a bad thing. It is port- 

 able, easily erected, and is light and airy. Its chief 

 objectionable features are that the birds catch their 

 feet in the fine meshes, and in their excitement they 

 sometimes break their legs ; also that if there is 

 much wind the sides bulge in and break away 

 from the ground fastenings. Remember a bird is 

 very quick to discover any hole through which 

 escape is possible, and the rapidity with which it can 

 take advantage of such a discovery is really remark- 

 able. A device with which I have had some slight 

 success is shown in the accompanying cut. It is 

 easily made and answers well for certain work. 

 A is mosquito netting 

 stretched tightly to four 

 uprights. The front part 

 is cone shaped, having a 

 rubber band to go over 

 the lens at the opening. 

 The loose bag-like form is to allow of the camera 

 being moved back and forth. An opening large 

 enough to admit a bird should be made on one side. 

 The whole thing is a sort of photography cage which 

 restricts the bird's range, and as it may be placed in 

 any direction, it allows of an almost endless variety of 



