Dave, Jack, Marnie, and Christine, Thanks for looking. Dave, No, I don't carry a fence with me :-) Mayor Daley has decided that a rought iron fence around every open space would be a 'beautifying' thing...
Jack, The owls were not more than 15 feet off the sidewalk and quite content to sleep there. Only a local squirrel crossing into their pine tree got a hard stare. He left quickly. Marnie, Yes, they are rare to find. Somebody said that even 'keen birders' who mark 700 species a year don't usually find these. Christine, Thanks, you should go visit them. They are in a park at 1270 S. Plymouth Court. Half a block south of Roosevelt Road and a short block east of State Street... an amazingly urban environment for a bunch of owls! We were watching them for about an hour on Friday. The atmosphere was festive as 10-15 folks dropped by. Neighbors are used to small groups standing and watching. We met a guy shooting a huge Canon 600mm f4 in camo colors. His tripod and Wemberly Sidekick head cost more than my A400/5.6. Regards, Bob S. On Jan 19, 2008 9:45 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/19/2008 9:53:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > We were delighted to read a story about difficult to spot Long Eared > Owls who had taken up winter residence in a park/school yard near > downtown Chicago. We drove in yesterday morning and snapped this. > There were 3 owls this morning, but they have had 7 to 11 sleeping > over in the pines... strange residents for very urban Chicago. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/LongEaredOwls/photo#5157239559909755234 > > A400/5.6 lens wide open at 1/250th balancing the lens on a fence. > > Refards, Bob S. > > > =========== > Nice grab, they are hard to get. > > Marnie aka Doe > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
