[obol] quiz for the day and and interview with this month's OBA photo contest winner....
- From: Stephanie Hazen <stephaniehazen17@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 20:35:24 -0800
http://www.orbirds.org/index.html <http://www.orbirds.org/index.html>
OK, photo fans, quiz for the day…what is the sex of bird in
the winning photo in the February OBA photo contest?
Click on link above to see the great photo of a belted
kingfisher submitted by Doug Beall.
I asked Doug to tell us more about how he got the shot,
and here is what he wrote:
> "Kingfishers are a very wary bird that usually takes off quickly
> when any human movement is occurring within 60 yards.
> The unique colours, behaviors and feeding habits have always
> fascinated me and I have spent many hours observing and attempting
> to obtain a quality photograph. I finally found several birds that are
> less wary and they fish near a highway at the coast and allowed me
> to set up with proper lighting and distance which I obtain began
> approaching verrrrrry slowwwwly [50']. The bird sporadically yammered
> at me but allowed the tripod and the Canon 1D MK IV- 500mm+1.4 lens to remain.
> Photo taken Feb. 4pm slightly overcast.”
See Doug’s website at:
>
> http://abirdsingsbecauseithasasong.com/recent-journeys
> <http://abirdsingsbecauseithasasong.com/recent-journeys>
Cheers!
Stephanie
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