Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great catch of the near miss. I think I know what would happen to the bird ;-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Sign my petition against the gun lobby: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/include-nra-list-terrorist-organizations-group-actively-promotes-killing-us-civilians/GgyPdyy4 YNWA On Jan 2, 2013, at 3:42 AM, H&E Cummer wrote: > Happy Jan 1st Luggers! > My family likes to take the float plane between Vancouver and Pender > Island - it saves about 3 hours in travel time and is a spectacular 20 > minute flight when the weather is good. > Esther and son Russell came back on the plane just before Christmas and I > went to Port Washington to meet them. > As the plane was landing a cormorant rose from the water to meet it and > for a breath holding moment it looked like the bird might strike the > plane's propellor. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/Chickenw.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/b7xrn8n > > > Have a look large please. From the pilots on the list I am interested in > knowing what would have happened if the bird had not gained sufficient > altitude. > > C&C always welcome > > Howard (on quiet Pender now that everyone is gone) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >