Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You?re not far from us. Our Cardinals are year round, too. Of course, we also have a hawk issue, to wit: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/farff/Shots-From-the-Deep-South/2017/2016-Jun-07-Hawks-013.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/farff/Shots-From-the-Deep-South/2017/2016-Jun-07-Hawks-013.jpg.html> Nikon D4, AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 ED VR I, Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III Frank F. Farmer Jackson, Mississippi > On Dec 14, 2017, at 1:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Hi Don, > > Our Cardinals seem to be year-round residents. I have a lot of bushes > which provide them shelter. > > I have had a Sharp Shinned Hawk show up a couple of times and become a > threat. My solution is to let the feeders go empty for2-3 weeks, which > encourages him to find food elsewhere. The songbirds eventually come back. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 12/14/2017 1:18 PM, Don Dory wrote: >> Well, you still have Cardinals. Ours have gone to warmer climes; or they >> got tired of feeding the pair of Coopers hawks that frequent our >> neighborhood. >> >> All the best. >> >> On Dec 14, 2017 2:11 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >> >>> This Cardinal pair chose to visit the feeding area during the morning >>> sunshine after a cold pre-Winter night. The female picked one of the >>> feeders. >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171214-DSCF6008.JPG.html >>> >>> The male chose to gather the sunflower seeds that fell to the ground. >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171214-DSCF6006.JPG.html >>> >>> I forgot to reset the focal length info in the camera software. This was >>> the Fuji X-T2 with a Leica-R 250 Telyt plus a 2X extender. >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information