Ughh... gross. Now I have the heeby-jeebies. And I will watch my step...!
:) -c On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > On 18 May 2013, at 16:39, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Aren't they homely!? Just freakish, really. > > They give me the heeby-jeebies. When I was about 14 I had a paper round and > in the early morning during springtime I used to see all over the floor dead > baby birds which had been pushed or fallen out of their nests. I accidentally > trod on one once and it completely freaked me out. > > B > >> >> Thanks, Ann! >> >> :) >> -c >> >> On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>> It's the ugly duckling! :-) >>> The second one is my pref - nicely done - sharp, appealing, cute >>> >>> ann >>> >>> >>> On 5/18/2013 10:53, Christine Nielsen wrote: >>>> >>>> A robin family built a nest in a bush right outside our back door, >>>> practically on top of the driveway. I have been watching mama robin >>>> do her thing for about a week... every time I'd check on her, she'd >>>> be dutifully sitting on her nest. Then, a couple of days ago, I >>>> peeked, and she wasn't there. Sure enough, she had a nestful of >>>> hatchlings. Four, in all. >>>> >>>> I'm not much of a nature photographer, but this was a pretty easy get, >>>> and - bonus! - I didn't have to wake up before dawn to hike out into >>>> the middle of a swamp. Tricky business, still. Getting a clear line >>>> of sight into the nest without trimming the boxwood and not getting >>>> too close for mama's comfort was a challenge. >>>> >>>> Anyway, I ended up with one or two that I like: >>>> http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h5fc506ae#h5fc505cc >>>> I used the 60-250, and cropped pretty heavily... I think the image >>>> held up ok, considering... what do you think? >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, there might be a sad ending to this tale... yesterday, >>>> I didn't see mama in the nest except once in the morning. No little >>>> beaks or tufty heads peeking out of the nest all day, either. And >>>> nothing today. I fear the worst... that my snooping on them may have >>>> spooked mama, or tipped off a crow or other predator to a tasty lunch. >>>> :( >>>> >>>> A shame, since I was hoping that mama would stick around & give me >>>> some pointers on shoving younguns out of the nest... >>>> >>>> -c >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > 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.
