Photo by Howard H. Cleaves 



"How long he would have remained standing there cannot be known, for he was fright- 

 ened away by the noise of the focal-plane shutter in the blind, eight feet away. The bird 

 had not noticed this sound when the previous exposures were made, for he himself had 

 caused so much commotion thrashing about in the water that all minor noises were quite 

 lost" (see text, page 29). 



8. Tern Islands, La. 



9. Shell Keys, La. 



ID. Three Arch Rocks, Ore. 



11. Flattery Rocks, Wash. 



12. Quillayute Needles. Wash. 



13. Copalis Rock, Wash. 



14. East Timbalier, La. 



15. Mosquito Inlet, Fla. 



16. Tortugas Keys, Fla. 



17. Key West, Fla. 



18. Klamath Lake, Ore. 



19. Lake Malheur, Ore. 



20. Chase Lake, N. Dak. 



21. Pine Island, Fla. 



22. Palma Sola, Fla. 



23. Matlacha Pass, Fla. 



24. Island Bay, Fla. 



25. Loch-Katrine, Wyo. 



26. Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii 



27. Salt River, Ariz. 



28. East Park, Cal. 



29. Deer Flat, Idaho 



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