[Leica] IMG: Long-eared Owl

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

The Chihuahua died 30 years ago.  Now have a German Shepard, and Border 
Collie, they keep the squirrels on their feet, and the deer on their toes 
also.  ;-)

Gene

-------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- 


> Gene, don't let your Chihuahua out at night then. 
> Cheers 
> Hoppy 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
> grduprey@mchsi.com 
> Sent: Monday, 19 March 2007 12:21 
> To: Leica Users Group 
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Long-eared Owl 
> 
> Doug, 
> 
> Really nice set of photos. I'm going to have to get out my 560 and search 
> for 
> the owl that haunts our backyard. ;-) 
> 
> Gene 
> 
> -------------- Original message from Leonard Taupier : 
> -------------- 
> 
> 
> > Doug, 
> > 
> > Beautiful photos. Isn't it unusual to find the owl with his prey by 
> > day? It's quite a shot. 
> > 
> > Thanks for showing . 
> > Len 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mar 18, 2007, at 9:23 PM, Doug Herr wrote: 
> > 
> > > Today I visited Mercey Hot Springs near Firebaugh California 
> > > (merceyhotsprings.com). located in the hills west of I-5 in the 
> > > central valley. For those who have not travelled this stretch of 
> > > freeway, it's considered one of the most boring freeways in 
> > > California; winter at least has some green in the grasslands, but 
> > > in summer the hills are light brown with dead grass and the sky, 
> > > influenced by automotive pollution and grass fires, is nearly the 
> > > same color. 
> > > 
> > > Mercey Hot Springs is an oasis with a year-round water supply and a 
> > > small grove of tamarix trees, the only substantial plant growth for 
> > > many miles. During the winter months these tamarix trees are host 
> > > to numerous Long-eared Owls who hunt for Kangaroo Rats in the 
> > > surrounding desert by night and roost communally in the tamarix 
> > > trees by day: 
> > > 
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/leow01.jpg 
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/leow02.jpg 
> > > 
> > > Technical stuff: (both photos) R8/DMR, tripod 
> > > 
> > > leow01: 560mm f/6.8 Telyt at f/6.8 
> > > leow02: 280mm f/4 APO at about f/8 for DOF. 
> > > 
> > > I also expect to have some film photos of these birds in about a 
> > > week. All comments welcome 
> > > 
> > > Doug Herr 
> > > Birdman of Sacramento 
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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