Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yikes! If I was a starling or blackbird I would be changing my diet preferences too. Also possibly my leg feathers! Cheers Geoff *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 23 May 2011 11:12, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > I've just returned from the California Foundation for Birds of Prey open > house; I'll have several more photos posted sooner or later but the first > is > a flight demonstration of a falconry bird, Webster: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/webster02.jpg > > Webster is a captive-bred hybrid Lanner x Saker falcon ("Laker") who earns > his keep working pest control for California agriculture. Webster is flown > near crops to keep pest birds like starlings or blackbirds away from tasty > crops. > > Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO, shoulder stock, cropped. Bummed > that I cut his wingtip off. 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 >