Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great shot! On May 26, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Sunday, I heard the most God-awful commotion outside the window, so > I took a > look, and Isabelle was climbing the tea rose bush outside the > window. A > pair of Thrashers have nested in the top, where a dove usually > nests. One > fledgling had jumped out of the nest, and I think another was > about to make > the leap. The parents were giving Izzy hell. I reached in the > rose and > snatched Izzy off the branch, and put her inside the house. I was > looking > around, and spotted the fledge trying to look like a pile of leaves. > > Kathy was washing a window nearby, so she brought the ladder and we > put the > chick back in the nest. I went to get the camera, AFTER the > action was > over. I think the fledge I put back was pretty near able to fly; > hope so, > Isabelle can be very determined > > Mom and Pop quieted down but they still kept an eye on me. > > http://www.sonc.com/bird.htm > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein