Thanks, Steve! The background proves the Quail actually came to my neighborhood. ;)
Jack --- On Sun, 4/17/11, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Back Fence Quail > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 5:53 PM > Great shot. I missed this > originally. The background is funny but > the purple nicely frames the bird. > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for commenting, Ken. I honestly don't know why > I posted it except for its being such a surprise to see. > We're in a medium small population area ('prox 65,000) and > it's not something I expected, especially when I had a > camera handy. > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Sun, 4/17/11, Ken Waller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Ken Waller <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: Back Fence Quail > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 2:46 PM > >> Very nice capture, just wish the > >> background was a touch less prominent. > >> Inclusion of the fence is a real plus IMO. > >> > >> Kenneth Waller > >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Davis" > <[email protected]> > >> Subject: PESO: Back Fence Quail > >> > >> > >> > First one of these I've seen perched on > anything in > >> our yard. Per my Field Guide, it's a California > Quail. I > >> might have guessed that. > >> > We have a Finch feeder on a garden-poll just > to the > >> right. It's obvious we've seen many downloading > their > >> thistle seed residue on said fence. > >> > > >> > > >> > Comments welcome! > >> > > >> > Jack > >> > > >> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=591 > >> > > >> > K-5, DA 55-300@300, 1/500, ISO 3200, hand > held. > >> > >> > >> -- 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. > > > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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.

