TWO HERONS 83 
labors, wholly undisturbed by my presence. Almost 
I seemed to be a guest of the rookery, and I longed 
for power to interpret the notes and actions of the 
birds so abundant about me. 
So I should hke to have passed the day with 
them, becoming for the time being a Heron myself; 
42, Young Night Herons leaving nest. Nesting tree shown in No. 38. 
but the desire to picture the birds was stronger than 
the wish to be a Heron, and the situation was con- 
sidered from the standpoint of the bird photog- 
rapher. 
The rookery proved to be a difficult subject. No 
single view would convey an adequate idea of its 
appearance, and I therefore selected representative 
tree tops and photographed their nests and young 
birds. A visit to a neighboring pond resulted in 
