Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On the bird list I read, they often elicit the word "shoot" in the non-photographic sense;^) Ric On Mar 31, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > Ric, > > Seems like the consensus. > > Thanks, > Len > > > On Mar 31, 2007, at 6:28 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > >> My first inclination is house sparrow. >> >> Ric >> >> >> On Mar 31, 2007, at 6:22 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: >> >>> Len, it looks like what we in Australia call a sparrow, which is >>> an introduced, now pest, species from England. If you ever visit >>> Aus you can see approximately 900 000 of them per suburban square >>> kilometre! Apparently it is a member of the finch family. They are >>> not, shall we say, revered locally. Try a search. This page has a >>> rather flattering drawing from the 1800's. >>> http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/house_sparrow.htm >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> Hoppy >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Leonard Taupier >>> Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2007 07:03 >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Identify this bird >>> >>> I have been trying to identify this bird with no success. She is >>> from >>> the Finch family but doesn't look like a bird in my field guide. The >>> closest I can find is a White-Collared Seedeater. But that bird is >>> generally not found in the North East. Anybody have an idea. >>> Unfortunately she wouldn't show all of her face for me, but this is >>> the best shot I could get. >>> >>> Leica 560mm f6.8 Telyt and canon 20D. >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/ys6ljp >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Len >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information