[Leica] IMG: nearby water birds

[Tina Manley]

Fantastic!  My favorite is the cute little Grebe.

We have a heron that comes to our pond but I haven't managed to get a good
shot of him yet.   Maybe I need camo!

Tina

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 10:14 AM Douglas Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Last week I visited a nearby pond and waited a few hours for the birds to
> become accustomed to my "blind", which consisted of camo mesh netting
> thrown over my head.
>
> Pied-billed Grebes ordinarily are quite wary but at times this bird was
> too close for the 600mm lens to focus
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/podicipedidae/podilymbus/pbgreb16.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/podicipedidae/podilymbus/pbgreb17.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/podicipedidae/podilymbus/pbgreb18.html
>
> The bird I was most interested in is the Bufflehead
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/bucephala/buffle04.html
>
> while the mallards proved that ubiquity does not preclude beauty
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/anas/mallar09.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/anas/mallar13.html
>
> a7rIII, 600/4 GM
>
> all comments welcome.
>
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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