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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hawk Hill birds
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Mon Sep 15 12:58:57 2008

The birds in flight are technically wonderful, but the one which stirs my 
blood is the wonderful portrait.

Cheers

Alastair

--- wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote:

From: "wildlightphoto@earthlink.net" <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net>
To: lug@leica-users.org, leica@freelists.org, leicareflex@freelists.org
Cc:
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hawk Hill birds
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:13:17 -0400

Hawk Hill's fall raptor migration is in full swing, and when the Bay Area's
fog cooperates there's plenty to see.  A few samples from yesterday:

The (very) common Turkey Vulture:
http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/cathartidae/tuvu02.jpg

On the west coast the Broad-winged Hawk is very rare, however there are
always a few sightings during the fall migration:
http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/bwha00.jpg

The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory also bands the birds to track their
movements.  This immature male Merlin has been banded and is about to be
released:
http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/merl03.jpg

All photos: R8/DMR
Flight photos 560mm f/6.8 Telyt & shoulder stock
Merlin 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R with UET-R extension tube, shoulder stock &
monopod

All comments welcome.

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

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