Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Dark-eyed Junco
From: Roy Zartarian <rzartarian@snet.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:24:30 -0500
References: <16568896.1077034274251.JavaMail.root@dewey.psp.pas.earthlink.net>

Great catch, Doug.  The eye on these critters is a challenge to 
delineate because of the coloration, and they (well, their eastern 
cousins, anyway) are constantly moving. But you nailed this one.

Roy

On Feb 17, 2004, at 11:11 AM, Douglas Herr wrote:

> This is turning into A-Bird-A-Week: the Dark-eyed Junco is a winter 
> visitor to my back-yard bird feeder:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/doju00.html
>
> This bird was once known as the Oregon Junco but is now considered 
> conspecific with a few other Junco subspecies.
>
> Technical stuff: Leicaflex SL, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt on a tripod, custom 
> 30mm extension tube, E100G, blind.  Shutter speed not recorded, 
> aperture was f/6.8.
>
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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