AMATEUR PHOTO BY H. R. FOSTER. 



CHINESE PHEASANTS IN WINTER QUARTERS. 



Another pleasant experience is to be 

 awakened in the night by a noise that 

 sounds like a tornado coming. You say, 

 "What is that?" Then you realize it is the 

 pheasants flying against the wire. Some- 

 thing has disturbed them, .and you make a 

 hasty trip out to see what is the trouble. 

 Many such trips have I made, and at all 

 hours of the night. I have had broken legs 

 and wings, and many gashed breasts have 

 1 had to sew up. 



These birds, however, are destined to be- 

 come the - game birds of this country. The 



cocks, with their brilliant plumage, are a 



beautiful sight. Since they have proved a 



success as a game bird in Oregon, other 



States, gun clubs and individuals, even, 



have obtained birds .and liberated them in 



their localities. The Fitchburg Gun Club 



has liberated some 500 in this vicinity, with 



satisfactory results. Nests have been 



found containing 12 to 20 eggs. The cock 



and hen have been seen together, with their 



brood, and broods of all sizes have been 



seen. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY HERMAN MAYLA.TH. 



WEAKFISH. 



Highly commended in Recreation's 5th Annual Photo Competition. 



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