Thanks, Bob. I think he was the one my wife saw the day before. He carried a birds nest up into a maple tree in front of her home office window.
-Brendan ----- Original Message ---- > From: Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 5:25:25 AM > Subject: Re: PESO - Red Shouldered Hawk > > Brendan, > Nice story and a good try. > I'm surprised he waited as long as he did for you! > Keep watching, he'll be back. > We have one here that visits often, > checking the feeders for Breakfast or Lunch opportunities. > Getting a camera on him is tough. > You did well. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Brendan MacRae > <brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > So today I'm having lunch with my 3 year old when he starts pointing out the > > widow and saying, "Daddy, there's an owl! An owl!" I asked him where he was > > looking and there just over a neighbors' fence was a raptor in a tree not 25 > > feet from where we were sitting. I asked him to keep still and I slowly > > got >up > > and went to fetch the 400mm. Well, it was in the garage, and it's 30 > > degrees >out > > and snowing. No matter. > > > > > > I get the lens inside and realize that the temperature difference will fog >the > > lens so after getting it mounted on the tripod I go fetch a hair dryer and >from > > about 2 feet away on the low setting I defog the lens ....gently. Finally > > I >can > > line up the shot. > > > > Unfortunately, I have to shoot through glass but I'll take it. You almost >never > > get to get this close to these birds. Not the sharpest image ever, but >again, > > I'll take it. > > > > http://www.primelensphoto.com/hawk/index.html > > > > -Brendan > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
