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The two views of the Hairy Woodpecker, represent my only success- 

 ful attempt to snap-shot a bird by walking up to him and guessing at 

 the distance without the aid of a reflex camera. I followed this same 

 bird as he flew from tree to tree until I had made six exposures of him; 

 with the exception of these two all the attempts were flat failures, as ' 

 were many others that I have tried to get by this means. '^. 



The Indigo Bunting and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak are examples oi 

 waiting, the former proving an exceptional trying subject, and requiring 

 several visits before I could get the picture shown here. 



No. 8, the Kingbird, might well be used as an example of photograph- 

 ing under difficulties. Before I had reached the location of this nest the 

 wind, which had been blowing gently when I had started, had been 

 steadily increasing in force until it had almost reached the proportions 

 of a hurricane. But for the fact that I did not expect to be able to make 

 another trip to this place I should never have attempted to take any pic- 

 tures on this occasion. Placing a camera in position when you are some 

 distance from terra-firma is at best a rather delicate operation, but with 

 all the branches swaying and creaking, I thought I never would succeed. 

 During the several hours' wait that followed before Mrs. Kingbird 

 deigned to return, I was in suspense all the time for fear that even if the 

 tree did not blow down, at least the camera or the nest might fall to 

 the ground at any instant. Chester a. reed. 



Fig. 



Photo from life. 



KINGBIRD WITH GRASSHOPPER. 



