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Subject: [Leica] Anna's Hummingbird
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Fri Apr 7 06:52:56 2006
References: <cf126d7fc4ba5c9d8b991c65d4fea165@earthlink.net> <44363826.1030407@waltjohnson.com> <4533b6741da00f2f62f2695de03ba81a@earthlink.net>

Doug,

I'm keeping my fingers crossed. We do have cats but the feeder is high 
up on the fence. Our cats, for the most part, are housebound and get 
their thrills from an occasional errant lizard.

Walt


Douglas Herr wrote:

> Walt, the hummingbirds you'll be getting are the Ruby-throated, which 
> is migratory.  They might not be in the area yet.  Our Anna's 
> Hummingbirds are year-round residents; I found an active nest a few 
> weeks ago.
>
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
> On Apr 7, 2006, at 3:00 AM, Walt Johnson wrote:
>
>> Doug:
>>
>> I put a glass feeder on my back fence that is supposed to attract 
>> hummingbirds. Weeks have gone by without a trace and I'm wondering if 
>> we are missing them in Florida?
>>
>> Walt
>>
>> p.s. as usual, the color is beautiful on this little guy
>>
>> Douglas Herr wrote:
>>
>>> A sample of my session with a male Anna's Hummingbird yesterday:
>>>
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/L1000307.jpg
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/L1000314.jpg
>>>
>>> both: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt, extension tube, ISO 400/RAW
>>>
>>> comments are always welcome.
>>>
>
>
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