Nice gallery. I envy you the wildlife and location. I've seen Cedar Waxwings here north of Detroit in the Spring. Got a decent shot of one nine or ten years ago on film. Will have to try again this year. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Stan Halpin <[email protected]> > Thanks Bob W and Bob S and Brian. > > Bob S - no not a Waxwing, but a Tufted Titmouse. This was taken at my > father-in-law's home in mid-Michigan; he does have occasional Cedar > Waxwings passing through, but I haven't been at the right place at > the right time to get any shots of them. The house is on a riverbank, > the neighbors on either side are not too close and are well screened > by trees and shrubs, and the land across the river is a large nature > sanctuary. Deer frequently cross the river to graze and forage, the > wild turkeys roost in the trees beside the house; four varieties of > squirrels (Red, Grey, Black, and Red Ground Squirrel), possums, > raccoons, muskrat, groundhogs, and many song birds are just some of > the regular visitors. So my visits there are always an opportunity > for wildlife shots. My wife and I plan to relocate there some day, > hopefully well into the future, when my parents-in-law are no longer > able to continue living there. > > I've edited the titles and captions to add the birds' names. (I also > moved the Downy Woodpecker shot into this gallery from the PESO > section.) > > Note that I treat bird photography the same way many people treat > street photography - I often don't know the names of my subjects... > Roger Tory Peterson and Mr. Audubon and his Society are a great help > in after-the-fact identifications. > > Bob W - I understand your comment about your Kite sighting. One of > the things I appreciate about the region of the U.S. where I > currently live is the large number, and variety, of raptors in the > area. It is unusual to travel more than a mile anyplace outside the > city without seeing one or two in flight or perched on a utility pole > or tree limb. And yet every sighting is special. > > Brian - if you like minimalist, check the moon shots in my PESO > section - Jupiter isn't in the frame on these! All of these took a > fair amount of post-production correction; it was too cold outside > for me to take the needed time to find an EV that wouldn't totally > blow out the highlight details in the crescent moon. > > stan > > On Dec 31, 2008, at 7:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > > Stan, Is that a cedar waxwing in the 4th photo? Nice bird shots. > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Stan Halpin > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A small collection from the last couple of weeks... > >> > >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821843095 > >> > >> Happy New Year! > >> > >> stan > > -- > 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.
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