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scampered over to my carrying case to have a taste of my focussing 

 cloth. An hour had passed and no grouse had yet shown up, so I de- 

 cided to try another day. At the suggestion of my friend the hide 

 was removed to a distance and was to be placed a few feet nearer each 

 day until a favorable position had been reached. 



A week later, I had the opportunity to visit the nest again and found 

 that so well had my friend aided me that the hide was within four feet 

 of the nest and the old bird was still sitting. The bird left the nest 

 while the camera was being adjusted and another hour of waiting did 

 not see her return. The outfit was then left to the mercy of the 



NEST OF RUFFED GROUSE (20 eggs) 



Photo by Geo. C. Embody 



squirrels and wandering cattle, while I took a stroll to watch a couple 

 of Red-tailed Hawks feeding their young in the top of a giant Hemlock 

 tree. This proved to be very interesting but the light began to fail 

 after a half hour of watching, so I hastened back to note developments 

 at the base of the chestnut tree. Dame Partridge was settled on her 

 eggs and a few minutes later I was returning to my room with a sat- 

 isfied yet somewhat doubtful feeling. No time was lost in developing 

 the picture which is reproduced here. A week and a half later as the 

 nest was visited, three addled eggs and seventeen empty shells testified 

 to the success of the faithful Ruffed Grouse. 



