Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/19

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Subject: [Leica] turkey time again
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Mar 19 22:26:33 2008

Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:

>Boy - he must have been darned near in your lap, Doug.

Yup.  Had to use the extension tube.

>Many folks have been commenting that this spring there seem to be more
>turkeys about than normal. Driving to Winters for dinner the other day
>we passed an orchard with at least 30 birds, maybe 50, scattered all
>through the trees. Do they roost for the night?

I've been seeing more too.  Sunday morning when I made this photo I was in a 
flock of about 50 birds, and on Saturday I saw one for the first time in the 
orchard across the road from my house.

>Fine work, Doug.

Thanks Adam.  Has your shoulder allowed you to get out at all?


>On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:17 PM,  <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Turkeys & Telyts seem to go together:
>>
>>  http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/witu19.html
>>
>>  technical stuff:  R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt with UET-R extension tube, 
>> shoulder stock & monopod.  All comments welcome.
>>
>>  Doug Herr
>>  Birdman of Sacramento
>>  http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>