TWO DAYS WITH THE TERNS 119 
were apparently fed on small fish, which the parent 
bird placed in their open mouths while standing just 
within reaching distance. None of the several pic- 
tures of these birds were wholly successful, but in 
61. Tern about to feed young. Same nest as No. 60. 
all of them the old birds seem to be much more 
graceful in form than the parent of the newly 
hatched young in the seaweed. 
A less experienced Tern had placed its nest of a 
few bits of seaweed among the pebbles, almost 
within reach of the waves. This bird was singu- 
larly restless, turning its head from side to side 
so constantly that its picture was secured only by 
pulling the long thread the moment after the bird 
moved. Like all the birds photographed on the 
