THE METHODS OF THE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER = 37 
time hunger makes most birds less suspicious of 
danger. 
From a considerable experience which, through 
poor equipment, has not yielded adequate return, Tam 
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- 
