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was operated from a distant hiding place, by means of a 

 very long tube and a very large bulb. This particular pair 

 of Robins never did like me, for I had, on several occasions, 

 visited nests in adjoining trees, so you can imagine the 

 greeting that I received when I climbed into their own tree, 

 pulled up the camera and set it with the great staring eye 



Fig. 92. ARE THEY HUNGRY? 



within three feet of their nest. I spent more time and 

 energy and had more trouble securing pictures of these par- 

 ticular Robins than I have ever experienced with any other 

 kind of birds. Curiously enough they did not care so much 

 about the camera which was so close to their home as they 

 did about me, hiding behind a tree a hundred feet away. 

 To make a long story short, I had to cover the camera with 

 my focussing cloth and leave it in that tree over night, re- 

 turning the next morning with sufficient thread to operate 



