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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sparrows
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:33:45 -0600
References: <380-220101219165558242@M2W142.mail2web.com>

Very nice, Doug.  Our Tohees in Tennessee look very similar to yours, but 
without the spots.  Their foot motions on the ground are very distinctive.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:55 AM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sparrows


> Realizing I had very few good photos of the birds literally in my back
> yard, I spent a few hours last weekend sitting by my feeding station. 
> Five
> species of sparrows (family Emberizidae) visited:
>
> Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon form:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/doju03.html
>
> Spotted Towhee, formerly thought to be conspecific with the Eastern 
> Towhee:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/spto05.html
>
> White-crowned Sparrow:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcsp05.html
>
> Golden-crowned Sparrow:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/bpy2010/L1260316.html
>
> California Towhee:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/bpy2010/L1260286.html
>
> These sparrows all prefer dense brush so getting a clear view was a bit
> difficult.  They also move very quickly so I ended up with numerous
> (deleted) photos of backs of heads and departing tailfeathers.  Those of
> you who are familiar with horses might recognize some of the 'dirt clods'
> in the Spotted Towhee photo.
>
> My previous attempts at photographing these backyard birds involved a 
> blind
> with unsatisfactory results, so this time I simply sat quietly and waited
> for the birds to learn that I wasn't about to eat them.
>
> technical stuff: Leica R8 with DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R with UET-R
> extension tube, tripod.  All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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