[Leica] IMG: Raptor portraits

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

hi Doug...what does the term imprinted mean, and the connection of  
this to the condition of being non releasable?

thanks, Steve



On May 4, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Doug Herr wrote:

> I've got a few more photos of non-releasable raptors at the  
> California Raptor Center at the UC Davis school of Veterinary  
> Medicine: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/calraptor/
>
> Keep in mind these should be considered portraits of individuals and  
> not necessarily representative of the species becaise of captive  
> living conditions.
>
> Sadie is an imprinted Northern Saw-whet Owl
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/nsow02.jpg
>
> Athena is a Barn Owl who was rescued and brought back to health  
> after a collision with a barbed-wire fence broke her right wing
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/tytonidae/baow01.jpg
>
> Spar (already posted) is an imprinted male American Kestrel, full of  
> spunk
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/amke03.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/amke04.jpg
>
> Annie is a female American Kestrel who is imprinted and missing her  
> tail.  She doesn't clean up well after a meal
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/amke05.jpg
>
> Grasshopper is a Swainson's Hawk who has cataracts.  He's a very  
> gentle bird, easy to handle and most of the time puffs up his  
> feathers and chills out
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/swha01.jpg
>
> Thor is a Ferruginous Hawk who collided with a Union Pacific freight  
> train somewhere in Nevada and was discovered stuck to the front of  
> the train barely alive when the train reached Roseville California
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/feha04.jpg
>
> technical notes:  Leica R8 with DMR digital back, 280mm f/4 APO- 
> Telyt-R, shoulder stock & monopod.  Check Sadie's eyes to see how  
> much light there was.  All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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