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time hunger makes most birds less suspicious of 

 danger. 



From a considerable experience which, through 

 poor equipment, has not yielded adequate return, I am 

 convinced that one may secure excellent pictures of 

 many birds by decoying them with either a mounted 



19. Catbird scolding. 



or living Owl ; doubtless the latter would be prefer- 

 able, though I have never tried it. With a poorly 

 mounted Screech Owl, however, I have had some 

 excellent opportunities to photograph. My plan is 

 to select some spot where birds are numerous, pref- 

 erably near the home of a Catbird," place the Owl in 

 a conspicuous position, and erect near it a " scolding 

 perch," from which the protesting bird may con- 



