[Leica] IMG: a few birdies

[Gene Duprey]

Superb as always, Doug!

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> On Oct 12, 2019, at 5:47 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> Beautiful framing and details, Doug.  Your new gear is serving you well.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
>> On 10/12/2019 12:04 AM, Doug Herr via LUG wrote:
>> Last week I visited Marin County California where I found a few birds:
>> 
>> Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), a widespread raptor in North America. Its plumage is highly variable, western birds being typically darker than eastern ones.
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/buteo/rthawk22.html
>> 
>> Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), another widespread species with some geographic plumage variation
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/passerellidae/melospiza/sospar02.html
>> 
>> Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens), a west coast specialty.  Chickadees found in much of the rest of the continent are the Black-capped Chickadee; other Chickadees species are the Boreal Chickadee, Carolina Chickadee and Mountain Chickadee.  These birds are related to old world Tits (I didn't name them!) and the western Titmouse species.
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/paridae/poecile/cbchic00.html
>> 
>> 
>> Closer to home (much closer!) is another member of the Chickadee family, the Oak Titmouse.  This is another west coast species; similar birds are the Juniper Titmouse and the Tufted Titmouse.
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/paridae/baeolophus/oatitm12.html
>> 
>> Golden-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla), like the closely-related White-crowned Sparrow, are migrants who breed in the far north.  There song is one of the reminders that winter is coming.
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/passerellidae/zonotrichia/gcspar12.html
>> 
>> For comparison, an adult White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophyrs) from last winter
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/passerellidae/zonotrichia/wcspar29.html
>> 
>> all photos: off-topic equipment
>> 
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
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