Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's also a solid plea for the Leica R systhem and all it's wonderfull lenses. I mean the R-10 that was ready for production, but is definitely not supported to say the least by a certain lady in Solms. She only swears by AF gear. Have a nice W-E, Cedric 2013/2/24 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>: > You have a bunch of nice ones, Doug, but, for me, the "talking" Widgeon > takes the prize. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" > <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> > To: <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:44 PM > > Subject: [Leica] IMG: February is duck month > > >> For most of the month I've concentrated on the central valley's anatidae >> (ducks, geese and swans). Before long spring duck migration will be upon >> us >> (it has already begun for Sandhill Cranes and hummingbirds). The male >> ducks >> have their brightest plumage of the year and toward the end of hunting >> season they've learned where people are benign. The month started for me >> with a trip to Chico California; several good duck refuges along the way >> provided opportunities for photos of Snow Goose, Greater White-fronted >> Goose >> and American Wigeon: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/sngoos06.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/gwgoos06.html >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/amwige01.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/amwige02.html >> >> between duck refuges I also spotted a Ferruginous Hawk, a winter visitor >> to the area: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/fehawk05.html >> >> (all the above photos: R8/DMR, Leitz Novoflex 560mm f/6.8 Telyt) >> >> I was diverted from ducks mid-month by reports of Rock Wrens at nearby >> Folsom Lake. The Rock Wren is a species I have very few adequate photos >> of >> so I spent a couple of weekends tracking this bird down: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/rowren01.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/rowren02.html >> >> (Rock Wren: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, 2x APO-Extender-R) >> >> And to finish the month I ducked out at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. >> The male ducks are easy to distinguish from each other: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/citeal04.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/gwteal03.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/nopint02.html >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/noshov05.html >> >> Female ducks are more difficult to identify but the details in the bills >> reveal their secret identities. The Northern Shoveler has a big dorky >> bill: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/noshov04.html >> >> The Northern Pintail's bill is uniformly (or nearly so) dark: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/nopint05.html >> >> and the Gadwall's bill is yellow-and-black mottled: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/gadwal06.html >> >> Another bird which can be identified by the bill is the Ross's Goose. This >> species is very similar to the Snow Goose (first link in this post) but >> has >> a smaller bill which lacks the black "lips" of the Snow Goose: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/rogoos01.html >> >> Something spooked the Ross's Goose flock and they all left in a flurry of >> wings and water spray: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/rogoos02.html >> >> (R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO with and without extenders) >> >> 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