[Leica] IMG: Long-eared Owl

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Doug,

Really nice set of photos.  I'm going to have to get out my 560 and search 
for the owl that haunts our backyard.  ;-)

Gene

-------------- Original message from Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net>: 
-------------- 


> 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 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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