[Leica] IMG: American Bittern

[mfsacca at sover.net (Michael Sacca)]

Really beautiful color renderings; the DMR rocks. What sort of  
aperture setting were you using with the 560mm?

Michael


On May 26, 2012, at 2:50 PM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote:
> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
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> Friday's weather forecast for a late-season winter storm in the  
> Sierra Nevada mountains and spring migrant birds establishing  
> nesting territories in the marshes of the Sierra Valley north of  
> Lake Tahoe got me thinking "This could be fun".
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> I photographed several species but the highlight was an very  
> cooperative American Bittern.  The American Bittern is a secretive  
> member of the Heron family (Ardeidae) ordinarily heard more often  
> than seen.  Their normal habitat is dense marshes of cattail and  
> bullrush where the bird's cryptic coloration and habit of standing  
> with is bill extended skyward helps it disappear.