Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/14

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Subject: [Leica] Another raptor photo op
From: bjq1 at mac.com (Barney Quinn)
Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 19:41:13 -0400
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Doug,

Two more winners!

Barney

On May 14, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Doug Herr wrote:

> On May 22 the California Foundation for Birds of Prey, a 501c3 non- 
> profit organization, will hold its second (annual?) open house at  
> 3580 Garden Bar Road, Lincoln California from 11AM to 2PM.   
> Munchies, live raptors on the fist, and a free-flight demonstration  
> are on the schedule.
>
> At last year's open house the free-flight demonstration featured  
> Webster, a captive-bred hybrid Lanner/Saker ("Laker") Falcon:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/L1390606.jpg
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/L1390636.jpg
>
> Webster puts on quite a show including buzzing the crowd inches  
> above their heads, or even flying between spectators, at falcon  
> speeds.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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