Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice image, Howard. Glad he was making holes in the tree and not in some part of your house. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&E Cummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 10:54 PM Subject: [Leica] Red Breasted Sapsucker > Hi Luggers, > I was up on my study balcony this morning cleaning eaves and inserting > screening to keep the pine cones out of the drains over the winter when I > heard this "tap tap tap". > I turned and looked up. It was a red breasted sap sucker tapping for > worms. I grabbed my D700 with the 70 - 200 VR zoom and 2 X extender on it > and fired off a couple of shots - 1/200 at f7.1 - ISO 400. The bird > turned and looked at me and very clearly said "You are not Doug Herr and > that is not a Leica" and he flew away. :-) > > Here's one of the shots. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Macro/RedbreastedSapsucker.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/337jcun > > C &C always welcome. > > Cheers > > Howard (still on Pender Island but getting ready to go) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >