Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most herons will become accustomed to a human's presence in an hour or so. Sit quietly near a spot the heron favors and see what happens. These photos were made using this technique, no camo: http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ardea/gregre03.html http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ardea/gbhero04.html Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -----Original Message----- >From: Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Dec 14, 2019 7:31 AM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Cc: Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: nearby water birds > >Fantastic! My favorite is the cute little Grebe. > >We have a heron that comes to our pond but I haven't managed to get a good >shot of him yet. Maybe I need camo! > >Tina > >On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 10:14 AM Douglas Herr via LUG <lug at >leica-users.org> >wrote: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >-- >Tina Manley >www.tinamanley.com >http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley ><http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> >*https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html ><https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>* > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information