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Vo \ 9 x 2 f v - ] G.-VUKRODGER, The Way of an Eagle. 
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he searched well round the nest for more nourishment, lie was 
very alert, and seemed continually to scan the horizon in every 
direction, as if the parent’s return was overdue. At ten o’clock 
he began to get more uneasy, and commenced that incessant 
whistling call whilst he moved around the nest. He seemed to be 
watching something that was circling above, and although I could 
only see out in one direction, and that directly to the nest, it*was r 
easy to guess that the old bird was in the vicinity. Nevertheless, 
f live to wonder how I so suddenly beheld the huge bird standing 
near the edge of the nest, with a bough in its beak, whereas 1 
neither saw nor heard her (or him) approaching. However, 
there the majestic Eagle stood, but not without the look of 
suspicion indicated by the craning of the neck. Without any fltirry, 
or jerking, I firmly strained at the release-thread, and as the 
shutter clicked at just about half-past ten, I said, “Checkmate ! 
The wink in “Sanderson’s” eye did not flurry the bird, but* cer¬ 
tainly increased its suspicions, for, dropping the bough, it quietly; 
arid gracefully planed away. 
At the moment of making the exposure the light was very 
good, and the subject apparently still, and I felt fairly confident 
t of a good result, barring the accidents that often occur—especially 
to those negatives that are hard to replace! 
Pleased'with the thought of a successful negative, I was not' 
long in erecting and mounting the ladder; next I pushed the slide 
over the exposed plate, wrapped the carrier in a dark cloth, and 
put this into a small satchel, and then made for home on foot, a 
distance of one and a half miles. (My assistant was not due to visit 
me till one o’clock). The plate was developed soon after my 
arrival home, and the result I considered satisfactory. It was, 
however, merely a stimulus to try for other exposures as far as 
leisure time would permit, and so long as the subject remained. 
My experience to date gave me more confidence in my know¬ 
ledge of the habits of Eagles, and I commenced to take more 
liberties with my subject. Withal,. I did not alter my. early 
impression that it was useless, single-handed, to creep into hiding 
and wait for the bird’s return, as that Eagle’s “eye” was, from 
some safe and distant lookout, assuredly watching the move¬ 
ments of all intruders.tQ the home. .Bushmen believe that the 
Crow (Australian Raven) can go into figures and actually count 
up to five; this aside, I am sure the Eagle, with all its cunning, 
cannot count two,' and so discern that two persons would motor, 
t p the nest and only one drive away. . 
For the remaining pictures of the series, then, the procedure 
was to leave the camera set and paraphernalia arranged over 
night. The following morning my assistant would drive me to 
the scene, T would creep into hiding, and he would leave for 
home. T discontinued , taking the eaglet to the station for the 
night, but, instead, would leave a little runabout car, with hood 
up. underneath the nesting-tree; this had the effect of keeping 
the meal-time back to suit my convenience, and the suitability of 
the light. This little car was removed as T went into hiding. My 
