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 lyo Bird-Lore were old and young birds ; on my first trip I found a hen with two young, and on my second a hen with four young, and another hen with one chicken appeared soon after. The latter, I think, were those seen the first trip, but one had been killed by something, very likely a Red-tailed Hawk I saw flying about. This Hawk was the cause of the picture called "Watching the Hawk," taken the first trip. These two young birds were very tame, and after being followed about some time had settled down among the grass and stones on the hillside. I had put the camera down about four feet away WATCHING THE HAWK from them, and had the stop at sixty-four and shutter for one-half second exposure. The old bird was about twent}' feet away. The chicks were in a nice position, the slide was out of the plate-holder, and I was just at the point of squeezing the bulb to make the exposure. The hen began clucking very excitedly as if alarmed, and those young- sters flattened themselves out among the rocks and grass so that, close as I was to them, I could, hardly distinguish them from their surroundings. As for taking their, pictures then, it would have been impossible. The camera would have shot over them. I looked to see the cause of the trouble and saw the Hawk sailing along close to the ground. After he had passed, the birds raised themselves up