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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Marsh Wren
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 22:13:50 -0700
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No offense, but it reminds me of one of the Calvin and Hobbes strip, where
Calvin said something like "a Spring Sparrow is about to sing" or something,
and then screeched out "On top of spaghetti..." The wren looks just like
that :-)

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
earthlink.net>wrote:

> I spent much of last Saturday at the Yolo basin wildlife area between
> Sacramento and Davis, where many species are beginning their springtime
> routines.  Among these is the Marsh Wren, a rocket-powered bundle of fluff
> for whom the primary activity (for the males) is defending territory, with
> song and if required, a high-speed chase through the cattails and other
> marsh veggies.
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/mawr02.html
>
> Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt, shoulder stock & monopod, UET-R
> extension tube.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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