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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



PHOTOGRAPHING A FTSH HAWK, WHICH WITH ITS MATE HAD NESTED FOR MANY 

 YEARS ON THE ROOF OF THIS "YOKE-HOUSE" ON GARDINER'S ISLAND 



A camera was erected some forty feet away, and a rubber tubing, attached to a shutter, 

 led to my hiding place in the basement of the fish hawk's dwelling. It required close atten- 

 tion to detect the sound of the bird's foot-fall on the floor above, but when assured of its 

 return I could stand boldly in the doorway and, with the aid of a bicycle pump, make an 

 exposure at my leisure. 



