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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Clapper Rail
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Mon Feb 12 16:37:28 2007
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Doug,

Just a beautiful photo. Again a bird I never heard about on the east  
coast.
I was just reading a post you made some time ago on another list  
about how to stalk an animal so they aren't afraid of you. Well I was  
out walking and I remembered what you said. I came up to a Downey  
Woodpecker and stayed about 12 feet from it and just started snapping  
away. I just started shooting and just got tired of shooting. I think  
we could have stayed there for hours. It didn't seem to care that I  
was there. Unfortunately i only had a 200mm lens with me and the  
shots weren't that great. But just staying with that bird for that  
long was a treat.

Best regards,
Len



Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
On Feb 12, 2007, at 5:10 PM, Doug Herr wrote:

> Clapper Rails live in the marshes surrounding San Francisco bay;  
> typically they skulk in the pickleweeds and other marsh veggies and  
> only make an appearance when high tides push them to higher  
> ground.  In North America, the highest high tides of the year occur  
> during a winter new moon when the earth is closest to the sun and  
> both sun and moon are pulling in the same direction.
>
> This photo was from January's highest tide and I've just now gotten  
> around tom processing it:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/rallidae/clra02.html
>
> Technical stuff: R8/DMR @ ISO 400, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt, shoulder  
> stock & monopod, probably an extension tube.  Location is Arrowhead  
> Marsh near the Oakland airport.  All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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Replies: Reply from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] IMG: Clapper Rail)
In reply to: Message from telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] IMG: Clapper Rail)