Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Doug, Again two great examples of the beauty you capture with your camera Cheers Lluis El 27/12/2009, a las 23:59, Doug Herr escribi?: > California's central valley is winter home to millions of waterfowl > (no exaggeration). Among the most charismatic of these is the Snow > Goose, and the very similar Ross's Goose. The distinction between > these two species is the relative size and proportions, best > observed when the two are side-by-side. > > In this photo the immature bird (gray head) is a Snow Goose, and the > adult bird is a Ross's Goose: > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/sngo00.jpg > > Note the ground cover :) During hunting season the geese quickly > learn where the protected areas are, or at least the ones who > survive learn quickly. During the day, tens or hundreds of > thousands of geese rest in the refuge's protected area, and once the > sun sets and hunting is over for the day, they fly out of the refuge > to the surrounding rice fields en masse to forage. > > A large flock like this is as nervous as the most nervous member of > the flock, so when a "nervous Nellie" goose sounds the alarm over a > predator (real or imagined), panic quickly spreads through the flock > resulting in winged pandemonium: > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/sngo01.jpg > > Both photos: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt, tripod. All comments welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information