[Leica] IMG: Weekend Wildlife

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

There are others, with myself as one of those. ?Although Doug is at the top 
of the list with great results.?


Gene

 -------------- Original message from Thein Onn Ming <mingthein at 
gmail.com>: --------------


> Fantastic stuff, Doug. You must be one of the very few people using  
> the R8/DMR for wildlife work...
> 
> On May 27, 2009, at 10:43 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote:
> 
> > A House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) bringing a snack home for the kids:
> >
> > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/howr11.jpg
> >
> > for more detail: http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/ 
> > howr11big.jpg
> >
> > A few Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) breed in the Sierra Valley  
> > north of
> > Lake Tahoe:
> >
> > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/gruidae/sacr00.jpg
> > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/gruidae/sacr01.jpg
> >
> > Ordinarily the Sandhill Cranes' plumage is gray.  The rust-colored  
> > stain is
> > from iron oxides in the soil.  When the birds preen their feathers  
> > the iron
> > in the mud on their bills stains the plumage.
> >
> > Also in the Sierra Valley, a Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus
> > xanthocephalus) claims turf:
> >
> > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/yhbl00.jpg
> >
> > techncial stuff (all photos): R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO+2x APO-Extender-R,
> > shoulder stock & monopod.  All comments welcome.
> >
> > Doug Herr
> > Birdman of Sacramento
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >
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