Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With my hearing loss, I don't hear them at all unless I have my hearing aids in place. :-[ Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 1/23/2018 3:26 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Both of my guys sing in the early morning, if I recall correctly > > On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 1:20 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Thanks, Sonny. Google tells me that all adult male mockingbirds sing, but >> only the bachelors sing at night. So, if you have migrating females in the >> winter, they are probably quiet. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 1/23/2018 1:04 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >> >>> Nice shots, interesting about the migration notes. I?ll have to watch >>> for >>> the mockingbirds around here, as I don?t hear them in the winter. We have >>> two fellows who stay in this neighborhood in the spring and summer for >>> sure. One across the street is a constant singer, going through every >>> other bird?s playlist and starting over after that. The other resides in >>> my side yard, and one of his tricks is to imitate the chirp my car makes >>> when you unlock it with the remote. >>> >>> Our cardinals pass through in the earliest spring, but don?t seem to stay >>> the winter. We have at least one pair that hang out a few weeks, and they >>> usually have a couple juveniles with them. >>> >>> I don?t feed them as I own three cats, two of them avid hunters and a >>> feeder might make cat food. Sasha Petunia just likes to sit on the porch >>> and mumble at the birds. >>> >>> SonC >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 12:25 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> While getting accustomed to shooting with a shoulder stock and Leica >>>> Telyt-R 250/4, I found a couple of feathered subjects willing to pose on >>>> a winter day. Both of these are heavily cropped. >>>> >>>> Mockingbird males stay with their territory during the winter, while the >>>> female goes to a warmer climate. This is our local male, high in a bare >>>> Cleveland pear tree. >>>> >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180123-DSCF6116.JPG.html >>>> >>>> Cardinals are present year round. When they are "spooked", they usually >>>> take shelter in this Snowball bush along the fence. >>>> >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180123-DSCF6121.JPG.html >>>> >>>> Shot with my Fuji X-T2. Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > >