[Leica] IMG: Hermit Warbler

[gpinkcp at msn.com (Gary)]

A lot of excellent photographs of birds these days, but Doug's always stand 
out from the pack. These are just great !!

> Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 06:49:17 -0700
> From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hermit Warbler
> 
> Thanks Gene.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: grduprey at mchsi.com
> >Sent: May 1, 2014 1:14 PM
> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hermit Warbler
> >
> >Doug,
> >Very nice captures.  Both nicely rendered.
> >
> >Gene
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
> >To: lug at leica-users.org
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:17:23 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> >Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hermit Warbler
> >
> >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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