Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice, Doug. Our Tohees in Tennessee look very similar to yours, but without the spots. Their foot motions on the ground are very distinctive. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:55 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sparrows > Realizing I had very few good photos of the birds literally in my back > yard, I spent a few hours last weekend sitting by my feeding station. > Five > species of sparrows (family Emberizidae) visited: > > Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon form: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/doju03.html > > Spotted Towhee, formerly thought to be conspecific with the Eastern > Towhee: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/spto05.html > > White-crowned Sparrow: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcsp05.html > > Golden-crowned Sparrow: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/bpy2010/L1260316.html > > California Towhee: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/bpy2010/L1260286.html > > These sparrows all prefer dense brush so getting a clear view was a bit > difficult. They also move very quickly so I ended up with numerous > (deleted) photos of backs of heads and departing tailfeathers. Those of > you who are familiar with horses might recognize some of the 'dirt clods' > in the Spotted Towhee photo. > > My previous attempts at photographing these backyard birds involved a > blind > with unsatisfactory results, so this time I simply sat quietly and waited > for the birds to learn that I wasn't about to eat them. > > technical stuff: Leica R8 with DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R with UET-R > extension tube, tripod. All comments welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web LIVE - Free email based on Microsoft? Exchange technology - > http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >