On 25 May 2013, at 21:17, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks, Walt. The turkey vultures were circling high overhead and looked > quite majestic from that distance with their big wings, feathers splayed. I > know we have them up here in the warm months, but obviously not as plentiful > as down there. > > Love goldfinches! We have lots of those but they keep their distance enough > that they're tough to get with a 200mm. Tree swallows are about the size of > goldfinches, but sometimes they'll let me get as close as 15 feet or less (if > I'm very, very quiet and move very, very slowly), close enough that I didn't > have to crop much off this one. The best way for you to get close, Frank, is to wear a chicken suit while you're stalking them. B >> >> So, after all that: >> >> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/05/tree-swallow.html?m=1 >> >> In other exciting news I saw several turkey vultures soaring high above me. >> Got some shots but with only a 200mm they're awfully small on the screen. >> Might be able to do something with them. We'll see.. -- 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.
