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Subject: [Leica] A few shots from Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
From: abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:17:45 -0800
References: <F9D13A5A-1A99-49D8-ABDC-6AD2A7795629@mac.com> <A0294933-29D8-448F-9243-E56A0AA141D5@CartersXRd.net>

Thanks Ric, it was a pleasant day

Adam

> On 2022 Jan  15, at 1:12 PM, Ric Carter <ric at CartersXRd.net> wrote:
> 
> Wonderful collection
> 
> Ric
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 14, 2022, at 6:33 PM, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Wednesday we went to Gray Lodge to see the snow geese. We?d gone a year 
>> ago and were blown away with how many there were.
>> 
>> There weren?t nearly so many this year - but we saw many more outside the 
>> refuge as we drove up - the rice fields were wet and often with a 
>> generous selection of geese.
>> 
>> But this year there was snow on the coastal range: 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-z4jbTcJ/A>
>> 
>> We picnicked at our usual spot. Last year zillions of birds, this 
>> year?not so much:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-Wvw4NfF/A>
>> 
>> But there were some. I followed Ted Grants dictum and shot them from the 
>> shadow side:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-Nd7qpCR/A>
>> 
>> and these made for a pleasant composition:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-trzDpJp/A>
>> 
>> I love how wing feathers react during hard use, such as landing:
>> 
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-Qt8zgTH/A>
>> 
>> I have no idea what this small raptor is. Bigger than a merlin but 
>> smaller than a red tail:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-7P29SC4/A>
>> 
>> This guy stood proud though:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-pc3gf3H/A>
>> 
>> Who knew there were so many one-legged birds? Must be a rehab ward:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-bVds4CC/A>
>> 
>> And there?s this guy who isn?t a mallard:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-Tz4j732/A>
>> 
>> The entire set is here: 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/>
>> 
>> 
>> Most taken with Fuji X-T3 with the 100-400 but some with Son A7Riii with 
>> the 100-400. It died for some reason. One shot with the Leica SL2-S. I 
>> dont? have anything long that works with the SL2 so mostly it was for a 
>> couple of landscapes.
>> 
>> Thanks for looking,
>> 
>> Adam Bridge
>> 
>> 
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