Identifier: animalsnapshotsh00lott (find matches)
Title: Animal snapshots and how made
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Lottridge, Silas Alpha, 1863-
Subjects: Nature photography Animal behavior Birds
Publisher: New York, H. Holt
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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e nearest jay, striking him withhis talons in such a way as to pull out a few feathers.At this unexpected onslaught of the hawk, the noisyband of jays retreated to the forest, leaving Killyin the orchard. The sparrow hawk, if taken from the nest whilequite young, becomes one of the most charming ofbird pets. The beautiful coloring of the feathers,the unusual intelHgence and the graceful movementsof the bird endear him to the few who have reallycome to know him. A friend of mine who had atame one several years ago, told me that of all thebirds he had tamed and loved, he cared most for hissparrow hawk. This hawk seemed to show no affec-tion for any one but its master; but of him it was veryfond, often, when he was out in the open field, alightingmost unexpectedly upon his head or shoulder Itspent the greater part of the time about the openfields and orchard catching insects and mice; occa-sionally it would go to the woods, being absent some-times nearly all day. The hawk enjoyed nothing
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Flicker Stubs. Sparrow Hawk Stub 33S The Sparrow Hawk 337 better than hunting mice, if only his master wouldoverturn the flat stones and boards for him, and it

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