Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug Great images as always, you must have the patience of a saint to sit there and capture them. I think the one coming up as 'noharr06' is absolutely stunning. Best wishes, Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 21 Oct 2012, at 10:35, "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > A feast for the eyes Doug - no watermarks needed once more, this is the > Immense Doug Herr, Birdman of Sacramento. > > Thank you so much for sharing the produce of your talents :-) > > The whole series is amazing! > > Amiti?s > Philippe > > Le 21 oct. 12 ? 06:03, Doug Herr a ?crit : > >> The Northern Harrier (Circus cyan's) is a hawk found in North America >> most often in open fields or marshes, where it hunts for mice and small >> birds by cruising barely above the tops of vegetation, and coming upon a >> tasty morsel drops suddenly onto the critter before it has time to react. >> >> I spotted a male Northern Harrier this morning in the Yolo Bypass >> wildlife area, apparently hunting for breakfast: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr03.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr04.html >> >> Nearby a female Northern Harrier, larger than the male, and brown instead >> of gray, was feasting on the remains of an American Coot: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr05.html >> >> I don't know how the Coot came to be a meal, whether by Harrier or by >> other causes, but the male decided he wanted some too: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr06.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr07.html >> >> but the tables quickly turned >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr08.html >> >> and the male Harrier, overpowered by the bigger female, flew a short >> distance away to wait while SWMBO had her fill: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr09.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr10.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/noharr11.html >> >> All photos: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Novoflex/Telyt, most with monopod and >> several cropped considerably. 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information