[Leica] A few shots from Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

[Don Dory]

A very compelling outing,  some birds cooperated thankfully.

On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 5:33 PM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Wednesday we went to Gray Lodge to see the snow geese. We’d gone a year
> ago and were blown away with how many there were.
>
> There weren’t nearly so many this year - but we saw many more outside the
> refuge as we drove up - the rice fields were wet and often with a generous
> selection of geese.
>
> But this year there was snow on the coastal range: <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-z4jbTcJ/A
> >
>
> We picnicked at our usual spot. Last year zillions of birds, this year…not
> so much:
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-Wvw4NfF/A
> >
>
> But there were some. I followed Ted Grants dictum and shot them from the
> shadow side:
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-Nd7qpCR/A
> >
>
> and these made for a pleasant composition:
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-trzDpJp/A
> >
>
> I love how wing feathers react during hard use, such as landing:
>
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-Qt8zgTH/A
> >
>
> I have no idea what this small raptor is. Bigger than a merlin but smaller
> than a red tail:
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-7P29SC4/A
> >
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> This guy stood proud though:
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-pc3gf3H/A
> >
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> Who knew there were so many one-legged birds? Must be a rehab ward:
>
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-bVds4CC/A
> >
>
> And there’s this guy who isn’t a mallard:
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> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/i-Tz4j732/A
> >
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> The entire set is here: <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Animals/2021-01-12-Greylodge-Wildlife-Refuge/
> >
>
>
> Most taken with Fuji X-T3 with the 100-400 but some with Son A7Riii with
> the 100-400. It died for some reason. One shot with the Leica SL2-S. I
> dont’ have anything long that works with the SL2 so mostly it was for a
> couple of landscapes.
>
> Thanks for looking,
>
> Adam Bridge
>
>
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Don
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