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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Gray Catbird
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Mon Jun 30 10:52:52 2008
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Len:

You're right, a very elusive bird... and a nice shot.

Jim

Leonard Taupier wrote:

> This bird is quite common this time of year in the Northeast. I know  
> because I can hear him. But he's hard to find in the trees. He seems  to 
> blend in with everything. I have spent 10 minutes looking for him  when 
> I think he's only 15 feet away. But boy can he sing. Sometimes  going a 
> whole minute without repeating a line.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Birds/GrayCatbird.jpg.html
> 
> or
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/4dwumn
> 
> Taken with 560mm Telyt at f6.8, Canon 20D ISO 400 and 1/1000 sec.
> 
> The photo is full frame without editing except bringing up the  
> brightness a bit.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> 
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