Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/16

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Subject: [Leica] Doug's hummingbird
From: nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu Aug 16 06:14:57 2007

Oh man, that is just so incredible. I had a couple of bird pictures  
(!) that I was considering to include in my PAW for this week (taken  
in the wilderness of Amsterdam), but after seeing this I think I will  
take up writing instead.

Nathan

Douglas Herr wrote:

> just back from Lassen Volcanic National Park where hatch-year  
> Rufous Hummingbirds migrating south are collecting in the few  
> mountain valleys where flowers still bloom.  The meadow this bird  
> was in had at least 100 hummingbirds, each claiming and defending  
> feeding territory that overlaps with its neighbors' claims.
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/ruhu01.html
>
> R8/DMR, 280 f/4 APO, 1.4x APO-Extender-R
>
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com

Nathan Wajsman
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