[Leica] IMG: Hermit Warbler

[wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)]

Thanks Gene.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


-----Original Message-----
>From: grduprey at mchsi.com
>Sent: May 1, 2014 1:14 PM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hermit Warbler
>
>Doug,
>Very nice captures.  Both nicely rendered.
>
>Gene
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>To: lug at leica-users.org
>Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:17:23 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hermit Warbler
>
>Last weekend I visited San Diego county in southern California where after 
>an hour or so of fruitless hiking in the desert I returned to the trailhead 
>and found a micro-flock of Hermit Warblers in the bush across the road from 
>the car.
>
>Hermit Warblers spend winters in Mexico and summers in the western 
>mountains from southern California to Washington state, generally in the 
>tops of conifers.  During migration they have to cross the lowlands and 
>when crossing the deserts an oasis such as Agua Caliente county park draws 
>them to water.  This micro-flock of 4 or 5 birds (hard to count them, they 
>move quickly and hide in the bushes) was intent on foraging for arthropods 
>so I waited an hour until I turned into background scenery & the birds 
>hardly paid attention to me.
>
>female:
>
>http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/parulidae/setophaga/hewarb00.html
>
>male:
>
>http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/parulidae/setophaga/hewarb01.html
>
>technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, 1.4x APO-Extender-R, 
>monopod & shoulder stock.  All comments welcome.
>
>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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