Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, Beautiful photos. Isn't it unusual to find the owl with his prey by day? It's quite a shot. Thanks for showing . Len On Mar 18, 2007, at 9:23 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > Today I visited Mercey Hot Springs near Firebaugh California > (merceyhotsprings.com). located in the hills west of I-5 in the > central valley. For those who have not travelled this stretch of > freeway, it's considered one of the most boring freeways in > California; winter at least has some green in the grasslands, but > in summer the hills are light brown with dead grass and the sky, > influenced by automotive pollution and grass fires, is nearly the > same color. > > Mercey Hot Springs is an oasis with a year-round water supply and a > small grove of tamarix trees, the only substantial plant growth for > many miles. During the winter months these tamarix trees are host > to numerous Long-eared Owls who hunt for Kangaroo Rats in the > surrounding desert by night and roost communally in the tamarix > trees by day: > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/leow01.jpg > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/leow02.jpg > > Technical stuff: (both photos) R8/DMR, tripod > > leow01: 560mm f/6.8 Telyt at f/6.8 > leow02: 280mm f/4 APO at about f/8 for DOF. > > I also expect to have some film photos of these birds in about a > week. All comments welcome > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information