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[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Hi Adam:

Nice group of photos... I like this one the best as it seems very 
peaceful to me:

http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/MysteryBird-1.jpg

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com




Adam Bridge wrote:

> This past weekend my wife and I drove south of Davis into Solano County and the
> Sacramento River delta. It's spring. There are still vernal pools and wetlands.
> 
> One really nice place surrounds the Voice of America and US Navy transmitting
> sites. They are fenced off and have wonderful vernal pools and meadows.
> 
> Outside the site we found these cute little birds. They were VERY skittish. I
> don't think I've seen many bright red birds but this one appeared (briefly).
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/MysteryBird-1.jpg>
> 
> They also formed groups but the shallow depth of field of the 560 got the better
> of me:
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/MysteryBirds-2.jpg>
> 
> Often the birds were too quick for me:
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/MissedByTHISmuch.jpg>
> 
> (this one is much better than a replay of the 2nd image)
> 
> Then we drove down to Jeppson Prarie which is gradually being restored to native
> habitat (no small feat with so many exotics like blue grass wanting to horn in).
> 
> A great blue heron was feasting in one of the ponds:
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/HuntingHeron.jpg>
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/HuntingHeron2.jpg>
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/HuntingHeron3.jpg>
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/HuntingHeron4.jpg>
> 
> 
> Just down from this heron was a snowy egret who didn't like standing for his
> portrait:
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/Egret-1.jpg>
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/Egret-2.jpg>
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/Egret-3.jpg>
> 
> 
> And finally we drove down to Collinsville on the edge of the delta and found
> shore birds:
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/E100VS-02-Collins-1.jpg>
> 
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/Birds/E100VS-04-Collins-1.jpg>
> 
> 
> Every time I go out shooting I appreciate the skill that Doug Herr brings to
> this.
> 
> But in spite of his magnificent images I'm sharing these.
> 
> I have discovered that, unlike portraits of people, you want good direct light!
> <grin>
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> My own favorite is Egret-3.
> 
> adam
>