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BIRD STUDIES WITH A CAMERA 



10. Autumn. 



SOUS as it is possible to make, aud if data of this 

 kind could be brought together from many selected 

 localities, we should have an admirable basis for the 

 intelligent studj^ of certain phases of bird migration. 



Nests and Eggs. — 

 The photographing of 

 nests is one of the sim- 

 pler forms of bird pho- 

 tography, but in many 

 instances success is 

 achieved only through 

 the exercise of much 

 patience and ingenuity. 

 It should constantly 

 be borne in mind, in photographing nests, that what 

 is desired is not so much a picture of the nest alone 

 as one which shows it in relation to its environment 

 — in short, a picture of the nesting site is of more 



value than one of the 

 nest only. It is advis- 

 able, however, to make 

 at least three pictures, 

 two^^''^ of which shall 

 show the nature of the 

 locality chosen, the 

 other" the character 

 of the nest and its im- 

 mediate surroundings. 

 When the nest is not 

 above five feet from the ground, little difficulty will 

 be experienced in securing the desired picture. 

 When on the ground it will sometimes be found 

 helpful to put what naturally would be the rear 



Winter. 



