Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great pictures Doug!, my favorite of these is http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/threskiornithidae/wfibis03.html a great catch cheers Lluis El 01/05/2011, a las 18:15, Doug Herr escribi?: > Prior to meeting up with Steve at the California Raptor Center I > visited the nearby Yolo wildlife area where I found high winds and > some White-faced Ibis. Nobody knows quite why, but this species was > quite scarce in this area no more than 20 years ago but now there > are lots of them. > > In its basic plumage the species' name doesn't seem to fit (older > photo): > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/threskiornithidae/wfib02.html > > but at this time of year most have their breeding colors and the > name is much more fitting: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/threskiornithidae/wfibis03.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/threskiornithidae/wfibis04.html > > All photos: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO + 2x APO-Extender-R, shoulder > stock. 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