[Leica] IMG: Cold Weather Feeding

[Jim Nichols]

Nice shot of the hawk in his dining room!  The enlarged image really 
serves you well with that one.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 12/14/2017 6:03 PM, Frank Farmer wrote:
> You’re not far from us. Our Cardinals are year round, too. Of course, we also have a hawk issue, to wit:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/farff/Shots-From-the-Deep-South/2017/2016-Jun-07-Hawks-013.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/farff/Shots-From-the-Deep-South/2017/2016-Jun-07-Hawks-013.jpg.html>
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> Nikon D4, AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 ED VR I, Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III
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> Frank F. Farmer
> Jackson, Mississippi
>
>> On Dec 14, 2017, at 1:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Don,
>>
>> Our Cardinals seem to be year-round residents.  I have a lot of bushes which provide them shelter.
>>
>> I have had a Sharp Shinned Hawk show up a couple of times and become a threat.  My solution is to let the feeders go empty for2-3 weeks, which encourages him to find food elsewhere.  The songbirds eventually come back.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 12/14/2017 1:18 PM, Don Dory wrote:
>>> Well, you still have Cardinals.  Ours have gone to warmer climes; or they
>>> got tired of feeding the pair of Coopers hawks that frequent our
>>> neighborhood.
>>>
>>> All the best.
>>>
>>> On Dec 14, 2017 2:11 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This Cardinal pair chose to visit the feeding area during the morning
>>>> sunshine after a cold pre-Winter night.  The female picked one of the
>>>> feeders.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171214-DSCF6008.JPG.html
>>>>
>>>> The male chose to gather the sunflower seeds that fell to the ground.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171214-DSCF6006.JPG.html
>>>>
>>>> I forgot to reset the focal length info in the camera software. This was
>>>> the Fuji X-T2 with a Leica-R 250 Telyt plus a 2X extender.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
>>>>
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