Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] CV-19 Autumn Bird Feast - Pyracantha Coccinea
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:53:34 -0700
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I was walking my dog, who found the notion of unconscious birds to be 
tremendously exciting. I needed to get the dog away from that spot 
quickly, or she would have torn my arm from its socket as we fought over 
control of the leash. I went back 20 minutes later without the dog, to 
get a picture, but the birds were gone.

On 2020-10-25 3:21 pm, Douglas Barry wrote:
> That scene deserves a photo, even a cell phone one, Brian. Did you take 
> one?
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
> On 22/10/2020 21:40, Brian Reid wrote:
>> In the warm parts of California, such as where I live now, Pyracantha 
>> bushes are deadly to birds. The berries ferment in the sun, the birds 
>> eat them and get drunk, then fall on the ground and are hit by cars or 
>> eaten by predators. A few weeks ago I was out for a walk with my dog 
>> and passed a Pyracantha bush with half a dozen unconscious birds on 
>> the ground nearby.


In reply to: Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] CV-19 Autumn Bird Feast - Pyracantha Coccinea)
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Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] CV-19 Autumn Bird Feast - Pyracantha Coccinea)
Message from reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] CV-19 Autumn Bird Feast - Pyracantha Coccinea)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] CV-19 Autumn Bird Feast - Pyracantha Coccinea)