Photo by George Shiras, 3rd 

 MANY i:XPI:rIME:NTS WKRE tried before A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING A RABBIT IN A 

 NATURAI, POSITION WAS SECURED 



"Finally a spring pole was bent down to within a foot of the ground and a carrot tied 

 to the end of it and to a stake driven level with the soil, so that when the carrot was eaten 

 through the pole would fly up, pulling the string connected with the flash. One can see, or 

 imagine he sees, a surprised look on the face of the rabbit as the half-eaten carrot springs 

 into the air" (see text, page 787). 



the bait attached to the string there fol- 

 lowed a dazzling light and a heavy ex- 

 plosion. Not liking this kind of inter- 

 ruption, it always raised the tail so the 

 battery concealed beneath would be ready 

 for instant use if the occasion required 

 (seepage 794)-. 



Should one wish to compare the mark- 

 ings and the habitat surroundings of this 



and the southern species, two pictures- 

 of the Florida skunk will be found on 

 pages 812 and 813. 



PHOTOGRAPHING SKUNKS AT THE CABIN 

 DOOR 



Late last summer when taking night 

 pictures of coons in the patch of corn ad- 

 joining my Michigan cabin, a developed 



789 



