[Leica] IMG: Phainopepla

[Doug Herr]

The spot is spray from the birdbath.  Thanks for looking and commenting, Montie.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com




-----Original Message-----
>From: Montie <montoid at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Oct 31, 2014 6:01 AM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Phainopepla
>
>Great shot of an interesting bird.  I would spot out that small whatever it is
>just to the upper right of the bill. Picky Picky  ;-)
>
>Montie
>
>>>The Phainopepla is the northernmost member of the family Ptilogonatidae, the Silky Flycatchers.  Ptilogonatidae is represented by only 4 species, found primarily in Central America.
>
>Sacramento County is possibly the northern end of this bird's normal range; their diet is primarily fruit and insects.  This particular bird is an immature male who has found the birdbath in my yard:
>
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/ptilogonatidae/phaino03.html
>
>The adult male will not have light-colored tips on its feathers.
> 
>technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, tripod & blind.  All comments welcome.
>
>
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