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darted off, first sweeping down nearly to the ground, then 
rising and following a foot path, finally alighting in a 
young white pine on a short, dead, lateral branch, scarce 
six feet above the earth. I walked up to within a few 
feet of him, when he straightened himself up and drew in 
his feathers so that his body looked no thicker than his 
head. (While in the pitch pine, he 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 the bird in his alarmed attitude. 
so 
