Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/30

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hermit Warbler
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:48:14 -0700
References: <1485090.1398881843506.JavaMail.root@elwamui-hybrid.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Both fabulous photos; the female exceptionally so.

Jay

On 4/30/2014 11:17 AM, Doug Herr wrote:
> Last weekend I visited San Diego county in southern California where after 
> an hour or so of fruitless hiking in the desert I returned to the 
> trailhead and found a micro-flock of Hermit Warblers in the bush across 
> the road from the car.
>
> Hermit Warblers spend winters in Mexico and summers in the western 
> mountains from southern California to Washington state, generally in the 
> tops of conifers.  During migration they have to cross the lowlands and 
> when crossing the deserts an oasis such as Agua Caliente county park draws 
> them to water.  This micro-flock of 4 or 5 birds (hard to count them, they 
> move quickly and hide in the bushes) was intent on foraging for arthropods 
> so I waited an hour until I turned into background scenery & the birds 
> hardly paid attention to me.
>
> female:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/parulidae/setophaga/hewarb00.html
>
> male:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/parulidae/setophaga/hewarb01.html
>
> technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, 1.4x APO-Extender-R, 
> monopod & shoulder stock.  All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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