Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/30

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Gray Catbird
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Mon Jun 30 11:19:14 2008
References: <7B8BA568-EF12-4A09-8C3C-ECD9C11D0EB3@comcast.net> <48691D70.9070704@hemenway.com>

Thanks, Jim. This bird has been driving me crazy, trying to find him.

Len


On Jun 30, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Len:
>
> You're right, a very elusive bird... and a nice shot.
>
> Jim
>
> Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>> This bird is quite common this time of year in the Northeast. I  
>> know  because I can hear him. But he's hard to find in the trees.  
>> He seems  to blend in with everything. I have spent 10 minutes  
>> looking for him  when I think he's only 15 feet away. But boy can  
>> he sing. Sometimes  going a whole minute without repeating a line.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Birds/GrayCatbird.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/4dwumn
>> Taken with 560mm Telyt at f6.8, Canon 20D ISO 400 and 1/1000 sec.
>> The photo is full frame without editing except bringing up the   
>> brightness a bit.
>> Len
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In reply to: Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] IMG: Gray Catbird)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] IMG: Gray Catbird)