[Leica] Oak Titmouse

[Nathan Wajsman]

Wonderful as always! And I love the name of the species.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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> On 28 Mar 2021, at 17:49, Douglas Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> The Oak Titmouse is a common year-round resident of California's foothills in riparian area, open oak woodlands and many suburban yards, which is where this bird lives: my yard.
> 
> This species is a member of the Paridae family, best known in North America as the Chickadees.  Adorable and a pleasure to have around but difficult to photograph because of their shaded woodland habitat, their energy level suggestive of a bellyful of an energy drink, and the drab gray plumage that makes it difficult to visually separate the bird from its surroundings.
> 
> There's not much I can do about the habitat or energy level but I thought I'd try backlighting to create a rim light effect to separate the little fluffball from the background:
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/paridae/baeolophus/inornatus/baeino19.html
> 
> a7rIII, FE 600/4 GM
> All comments are welcome.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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