The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life part 3 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 40
HE ACTUALLY SUCCEEDED IN PADDLING UP ANDCAPTURING HIM. amika, was out for an early morning paddle. Itwas just after dawn and very still. Out on thelake he espied a sleeping loon, and by dint ofcareful paddling he actually succeeded in ap-proaching and capturing him. Proud of his cap-ture, he took… … HE TETHERED THE LOON TO A STAKE. I tell this story with some fear that I may beaccused of nature faking, but if any one doubtsme I can readily prove it to be true. I have beentold that the loon is very curious and can beattracted by any unusual moving object, such asa rag waving on the end of a…
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