Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The owl is a beauty ! Thanks, David for showing the photos. I may have to try out that Superia 400; looks really good for a 'fast' film. >From: David Young <telyt@telus.net> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >To: leica@freelists.org, lug@leica-users.org >Subject: [Leica] Qaanik >Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:12:09 -0700 > >All: > >Qaanik (pronounced Ki-Nick) is Inuit for "Owl". (In the eastern >Arctic, the Inuit language is called Inuktituk.) > >Qaanik is a Snowy Owl who is the offspring of two injured Snowies >brought to the Kamloops Wildlife Park for treatment. When the egg was >hatched, the parents were not able to care for him, and he was >raised, from birth, by humans. He seems to feel that he is "people" >and is very good with small children... making him an ideal zoo owl! > >Although already 3, he is just now learning to fly, for, until >recently, the Park has not had the budget to hire a suitable trainer. > >So, without further ado, here's Qaanik! > >http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Qaanik.htm > >And here he is, during one of his "flying lessons", landing on Rose's arm. > >http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Qaanik_w_Rose.htm > >These are just quick and dirty scans from 4x6" drugstore prints... so >slight imperfections are to be expected. > >Bearing that in mind, comments, criticisms are all appreciated. > >Thanks for looking. >--- > >David Young, >Logan Lake, CANADA > >Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ >Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information