Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why is it called "red breasted" when it is the head that is red? ;-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Oct 3, 2010, at 5:54 AM, H&E Cummer wrote: > Hi Luggers, > I was up on my study balcony this morning cleaning eaves and inserting > screening to keep the pine cones out of the drains over the winter when I > heard this "tap tap tap". > I turned and looked up. It was a red breasted sap sucker tapping for > worms. I grabbed my D700 with the 70 - 200 VR zoom and 2 X extender on it > and fired off a couple of shots - 1/200 at f7.1 - ISO 400. The bird turned > and looked at me and very clearly said "You are not Doug Herr and that is > not a Leica" and he flew away. :-) > > Here's one of the shots. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Macro/RedbreastedSapsucker.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/337jcun > > C &C always welcome. > > Cheers > > Howard (still on Pender Island but getting ready to go) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >