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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu Jul 31 14:31:38 2008
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20080730223812.00bf9ab0@mail.threshinc.com><C5A7FF750E894B29AF2FD779AF7114BE@jimnichols> <48922713.2010903@san.rr.com>

Jerry,

At least you have a first line of defense.  What else might live in that 
canyon?

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher


> Jim,
>
> We have dozens in the canyon behind my house.  The come on the lawn to 
> steal bird food.
> But fortunately we have 3 cats, one of which has quite an appetite for 
> squirrel liver!
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Peter,
>>
>> Very good images of the moocher.  We had a similar experience with them 
>> in Rocky Mountain National Park years ago.  I have one living under an 
>> outbuilding in my back yard, but rarely get a glimpse of him.  I guess 
>> they get conditioned to strangers in the parks.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@threshinc.com>
>> To: <lug@leica-users.org>; <leica@freelists.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:13 AM
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher
>>
>>
>>> We were sitting on a mountain rock slide at 8200 feet (2500 m).  Look 
>>> who decided to join us for lunch.  I had a 28/3.5 on the M8, but 
>>> fortunately it crops down well.
>>>
>>> Here's the context:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003778SquirBoot-w.jpg.html
>>>
>>> And here's the same shot cropped tighter, without the boot.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003778TightCrop.jpg.html
>>>
>>> A couple of minutes later, I had the 90/3.5 VC on the camera, and 
>>> managed to fill the frame with one of his cohorts.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003789GndSquirCrop-w.jpg.html
>>>
>>> These little guys are FAST, but their desire to "have what you're 
>>> having" gives the photographer a fighting chance.
>>>
>>> --Peter
>>>
>>>
>>> ___
>
>
>
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Replies: Reply from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher)
In reply to: Message from pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher)