[LRflex] Re: Least Bittern :)
- From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:26:00 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
Robert Meier wrote:
>Great picture, and I love the name, Least Bittern. Is there a Most
>Bittern, or a Least Sweetern?
:)
I have to wonder how these critters get these names
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>On Jan 14, 2011, at 8:18 PM, Doug Herr wrote:
>
>> While this isn't one of my best photos it's a very elusive bird
>> species and I'm delighted to have seen the bird let alone gotten a
>> photo. The Least Bittern is the smallest of the North American
>> herons, about the size of a robin or blackbird.
>>
>> This particular Least Bittern is unusually cooperative and has a
>> regular feeding area near a public trail. This bird typically
>> feeds mid-morning and again in mid afternoon and doesn't mind camo-
>> clad photographers at about 10' distance.
>>
>> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/lebitt00.html
>>
>> Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, shoulder stock &
>> monopod, knee pads. Should have had elbow pads too (belly was well
>> padded).
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>>
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