Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, Those must be some prints. I can't get this kind of results from my negatives. Great shots. Jack David Young wrote: > All: > > Qaanik (pronounced Ki-Nick) is Inuit for "Owl". (In the eastern > Arctic, the Inuit language is called Inuktituk.) > > Qaanik is a Snowy Owl who is the offspring of two injured Snowies > brought to the Kamloops Wildlife Park for treatment. When the egg was > hatched, the parents were not able to care for him, and he was > raised, from birth, by humans. He seems to feel that he is "people" > and is very good with small children... making him an ideal zoo owl! > > Although already 3, he is just now learning to fly, for, until > recently, the Park has not had the budget to hire a suitable trainer. > > So, without further ado, here's Qaanik! > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Qaanik.htm > > And here he is, during one of his "flying lessons", landing on Rose's > arm. > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Qaanik_w_Rose.htm > > These are just quick and dirty scans from 4x6" drugstore prints... so > slight imperfections are to be expected. > > Bearing that in mind, comments, criticisms are all appreciated. > > Thanks for looking. > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >