Se inrus noveboracensis 
Lake Umbagog, Maine 
Photographing bird and nest 
1896 
I spent most of the forenoon at Leonard's Pond where I 
June 5. took eight photographs of the Water Thrush at or near her nest 
from 'which I started her many times. She is wonderfully mild 
and patient under this almost incessant persecution. Hot 
once this morning did she chirp for her mate or make any de¬ 
monstration 'whatever. I had no difficulty in setting up my 
camera and focusing her on the nest at a distance of three 
feet or less. Indeed when I 'wished to start her I usually 
had to shake the focusing cloth within a few inches of her 
face. Then she would slip off, run away a few yards, feed for 
a moment or perhaps take a bath and withinjninute or two, if 
I permitted it, walk sedately into her nest often passing di¬ 
rectly under the camera on her way. When I wished to get her 
to cross a certain selected spot of sunlight I had little 
difficulty in driving her over the exact place. She would 
often pause for a moment almost at my feet and look up at me 
with an expression of wonderment but without the slightest 
sign of fear. Poor, demure little creature! X x <X 
eggs 
The four pretty look as if they.might hatch any moment 
