Concord, Mass.
1896.
October 27
(No 3)
scarce six feet above the earth. I walked up to
within a few feet of him when he straightened himself
and drew in his feathers so that his body looked
no thicker than his head (While in the pitch pine
had appeared very plump and fluffy). It was provoking
enough that I had used up all my plates for
I could have put the camera within four or five
feet of him and could have taken a fine picture
of this bird in his alarmed attitude.
[margin]1896
October 27
(No.3).[/margin]