Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A fine story and an even better image.... > Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:32:05 -0500 > From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com > To: lug at leica-users.org > Subject: [Leica] A bird > > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail? goes with you. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Mobile1_052009