[Leica] IMG: Cold Weather Feeding

[Frank Farmer]

After she dropped the squirrel, she retreated:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/farff/Shots-From-the-Deep-South/2017/2016-Jun-07-Hawks-045.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/farff/Shots-From-the-Deep-South/2017/2016-Jun-07-Hawks-045.jpg.html>

Same combo.

Frank F. Farmer
Jackson, Mississippi 

> On Dec 14, 2017, at 6:13 PM, Frank Farmer <frank at f3documentaryphotography.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you, kindly. I had a ball that afternoon chasing the hawks (yes, multiple hawks) around the neighborhood. What is not shown in that image is that she actually dropped her meal. It hit with a thud, and we quite a bit unnerving! 
> 
> Frank F. Farmer
> Jackson, Mississippi 
> 
>> On Dec 14, 2017, at 6:11 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 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:
>>> 
>>> 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>
>>> Nikon D4, AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 ED VR I, Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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