Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/14

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sparrows
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:51:31 -0400
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Gorgeously perfect, as always!

Tina

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
earthlink.net>wrote:

> Two species in the genus Zonotrichia typically winter in the Sacramento
> area, the White-crowned Sparrow and the Golden-crowned Sparrow.  When they
> first arrive in the fall their plumage is mostly drab and worn, but by the
> time they head north in the spring their plumage is fresh and colorful (or,
> as colorful as these birds get).
>
> I spent a few hours today photographing the fresh spring plumage of these
> birds, while testing my "new" 560mm Novoflex Telyt and the new blind I made
> from a damaged backpacking tent (ebay, US$11).
>
> White-crowned Sparrow, nearly always more numerous:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcspar08.html
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcspar09.html
>
> Golden-crowned Sparrow, a little larger, a little more wary than the
> White-crowned Sparrow:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/gcspar03.html
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/gcspar04.html
>
> These birds were lured within camera range with bird seed scattered on the
> ground.
>
> Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm Novoflex Telyt, tripod & blind.  All
> comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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