[LRflex] Re: IMG: Turkeys and a Loon

Philippe AMARD wrote:

>>>>
Superb,
even though they're always too small for me so the question is,
can I wait for the calendar ? ;-)
<<<<

It's not friday so I can't answer that question ;-)

BTW the trick to getting the tom turkey to face the camera is to get a hen
turkey between the tom and me.  The thing is the toms are MUCH more
approachable than the hens.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Last weekend I visited a nearby wildlife area where the Wild Turkey toms
>were doing their best to impress the hens:
>
>http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/witu21.html
>
>while the hens were doing their best to ignore the toms:
>
>http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/witu20.html
>
>Later in the day I found a Common Loon that has been wintering in the area.
>I'm still waiting for the loon to change into summer plumage:
>
>http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/gaviidae/colo02.html
>
>Technical stuff: 
>
>(all photos) R8/DMR
>(tom turkey) 560mm f/6.8 Telyt
>(hen turkey) 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt + extender
>(loon) 560mm f/6.8 Telyt + kayak, between rain squalls
>
>All comments welcome.
>
>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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