Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Impeccable as always. I especially like the last one. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 15 Oct 2014, at 05:01, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > Going on the theory that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone, > I've been spending more time watching the bird feeders in my yard. One > species I'd had limited success with is the Lesser Goldfinch, a fairly > common bird in my area. Goldfinches like thistle seed and favor hanging > feeders so I found my old plastic tube feeder, filled it with thistle seed > and hung it near my blind. > > I have only a vague idea how old the tube feeder is but in the time I've > had it I've had the good fortune to lose two of the four dowels that serve > as perches. Being the cheapskate I am I found a couple of twigs to > replace the dowels; this is a good thing because the twigs are long enough > that depending on where the birds stand I can crop the feeder out and the > photo looks like it was made in the wild. > > The female Lesser Goldfinch: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/fringillidae/spinus/legold03.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/fringillidae/spinus/legold04.html > > the male Lesser Goldfinch: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/fringillidae/spinus/legold05.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/fringillidae/spinus/legold06.html > > all photos: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, tripod & blind. 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 >