A CAUTION
—by Seaton Gordon
AS little ‘gardening’ as possible should be done: the cutting of the herbage, etc., is rarely justified. If the surroundings be pressed down with the hand, or pegged down if on the ground, or tied out of the way if in a tree or a bush, the photographer can restore the original appearance, and the bird will almost certainly return when the photographer has left. I feel that many bird photographers are too anxious to rush things they set the hide near the nest at once instead of moving it up gradually; they expose the nest while the bird is still nervy because of their strange activities. If the photographer treats the bird with consideration, moves his hide gradually nearer the nest, and does not expose the bird all at once to anxieties, there is little chance of her forsaking. But how many bird photographers take the trouble—or can spare the timeto do this?
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Forest and Bird, Issue 55, 1 February 1940, Page 5
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159A CAUTION Forest and Bird, Issue 55, 1 February 1940, Page 5
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