236 Bird - Lore 
neither the blind nor the shutter seemed to alarm it, for it paid no further 
attention to them. 
Both parents visited the hole at intervals, and always at full speed ; but 
they came rather irregularly, owing to the fact that curious passers-by stopped 
to gape at the blind, despite our efforts to keep them away. 
The birds often saw me as I emerged from my blind and entered again, 
yet even this did not seem to disturb them. At one time, a blind was moved 
to within three and one-half feet of the hole, but the bird darted out unhesi- — 
tatingly. 
I found that no speed less than one two-thousandth of a second would 
give me a picture showing no wing motion. To get this high speed, I used as — 
Multi-speed shutter, and found that the Lumiére “Sigma” plates were the ~ 
most satisfactory, owing to their extreme rapidity. 
In order to obtain a good series, I was obliged to spend the better part of 
two days in the blind. 
Aside from the photographic interest, the opportunity given for observing 
these wary birds at a distance of only six feet was one which would readily 
be appreciated by any bird-lover. 
HE BIRD WHIRLED AND FLEW AWAY WITH THE FISH” 
