THE CONDOR. 
Bulletin of the Cooper Ornithological Club. 
A Hi-MoxthIvV Exponknt of Califokxiax Orxithology. 
Santa Clara, Cal., November-December, 1901. $i.oo a Year 
Vol. 3. No. 6. 
Catching Birds With a Camera. 
W ITHIN the last two or three 
years a great deal has been 
written on the art of photo- 
graphing birds and their nests, but 
from all that has been printed not half 
as much may be gained as by a little 
experience in the held. 
Hunting with a camera affords not 
only a pleasing pastime but encourages 
the closest study and its results are likely 
to be of considerable scientific value. 
To be successful the photograjdier must 
have a good knowledge of the actions, 
ways and habits of birds. There is a 
charm in getting a good picture of a 
nest in its natural position that 
one does not experience in the 
collecting of eggs. Tliere is a 
fascination in obtaining a good photo- 
graph of the bird in its wild state that 
one mi.sses entirely when he uses a gun. 
Natural history picture-making shows 
a much higher development in a man’s 
love for nature than the mere collecting 
YOUNG BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS. 
