Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last week I visited a nearby pond and waited a few hours for the birds to become accustomed to my "blind", which consisted of camo mesh netting thrown over my head. Pied-billed Grebes ordinarily are quite wary but at times this bird was too close for the 600mm lens to focus http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/podicipedidae/podilymbus/pbgreb16.html http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/podicipedidae/podilymbus/pbgreb17.html http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/podicipedidae/podilymbus/pbgreb18.html The bird I was most interested in is the Bufflehead http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/bucephala/buffle04.html while the mallards proved that ubiquity does not preclude beauty http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/anas/mallar09.html http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/anas/mallar13.html a7rIII, 600/4 GM all comments welcome. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com