Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-09 Thread ann sanfedele
We have several plover varieties in the states - the piping plover on the east coast is endangered.. western snowy's are threatened (or maybe the othe way around)but their eyes and beaks are less colorful than yours... cloes to killdeers, Paul, yes... hard to get sharp shots of them the dash

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-09 Thread Alan C
Thanks for that, Paul, Yes, apart from the red beak the Killdeer is remarkable similar. Alan C On 09-Sep-18 02:21 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Nice. The species which are familiar to you are “exotic” to most of us. The plover has markings similar to what’s known here in the Midwest as a

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
Nice. The species which are familiar to you are “exotic” to most of us. The plover has markings similar to what’s known here in the Midwest as a killdeer. -p On Sep 9, 2018, 12:59 AM -0400, Alan C , wrote: > Thanks, Subash. Apart from the Three Banded & some Blacksmiths, there > was nothing to

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Alan C
Thanks, Subash. Apart from the Three Banded & some Blacksmiths, there was nothing to see. I think the receding waterline, free of vegetation, may be a factor. Alan C On 08-Sep-18 04:45 PM, Alan C wrote: I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & dry. Hardly saw

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Alan C
Thanks, Dan. Alan C On 08-Sep-18 10:04 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Very well captured and portrayed. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 10:45 AM Alan C wrote: I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & dry. Hardly

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Alan C
So that's where they were. Alan C On 08-Sep-18 10:18 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 8 Sep 2018, at 15:46, Alan C wrote: I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & dry. Hardly saw anything (2 Giraffe, 2 Elephants, some Dassies, 4 Kudus & a few birds - not a single

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 8 Sep 2018, at 15:46, Alan C wrote: > > I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & dry. > Hardly saw anything (2 Giraffe, 2 Elephants, some Dassies, 4 Kudus & a few > birds - not a single Impala). I saw a cat and some pigeons today. > Sable Dam is still about

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very well captured and portrayed. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 10:45 AM Alan C wrote: > I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & dry. > Hardly saw anything (2 Giraffe, 2 Elephants, some Dassies, 4 Kudus & a > few

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 08:08:59 -0700 Jack Davis wrote: > Excellent Plover shot, Alan! > Kudu cow also well caught. what Jack said... > > On Sep 8, 2018, at 7:45 AM, Alan C wrote: > > > > I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & > > dry. Hardly saw anything (2 Giraffe,

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Jack Davis
Excellent Plover shot, Alan! Kudu cow also well caught. Enjoyed! Thanks! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2018, at 7:45 AM, Alan C wrote: > > I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & dry. > Hardly saw anything (2 Giraffe, 2 Elephants, some Dassies, 4 Kudus & a few

PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Alan C
I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & dry. Hardly saw anything (2 Giraffe, 2 Elephants, some Dassies, 4 Kudus & a few birds - not a single Impala). Sable Dam is still about 40% full so should last out to the rains which are only about 2½ months away. Here are shots