leicamann Posted June 28, 2012 Share #1  Posted June 28, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) ..Western Spotted Towhee/Pipilo maculatus... as Doug will tell you this bird is extremely shy and flighty . The norm, is if it sees you, its gone, it rarely will perch on a tree, as it is normally found scampering along the ground and is therefor known as a ground bird. This does make it vulnerable to our cats, so as a rule we have stopped stocking the bird feeder. Well today, my luck held out, for the first half of the morning it was doing its usual, sees you,,bing...gone!! But at one point another male showed up, this guy then just stopped on the cherry tree and decided to fluff himself up and show off not only his feathers, songs, but his bravery. This is as close as you can get without using the extension tube with the Telyt 560mm. I managed to fire off some 70 frames before he grew tired of the noise and the attention. Tech: R9+DMR+R Telyt 560mm F6.8+ Shoulder stock+ monopod from RAW/DNG  Thanks for looking  Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iduna Posted June 28, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted June 28, 2012 John, Â oh, what an effort to get this and it is a wonderful result! Much respect for this portrait of this beautiful little fellow! Thanks for sharing this prey! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share #3  Posted June 28, 2012 Thanks Iduna, yes I agree it was worth the waiting, I couldn't have expected the other male Towhee to cause this, it was a completely unexpected bonus..nature is funny that way.  Thanks for looking and posting your comment  Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 28, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted June 28, 2012 John - Â Absolutely superb, and among your strongest posts of late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share #5  Posted June 29, 2012 Stewart and all who pressed the " Thanks " radio button...thank you for looking and posting your impressions  Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share #6  Posted June 30, 2012 Ingrid, thank you for pressing the " Thanks Button  Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diopter Posted July 1, 2012 Share #7  Posted July 1, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) John  This is very nice and indeed worth the wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted July 4, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted July 4, 2012 John, Â I had no idea that you are a bird-person. You are indeed multi-talented. Thank you for each and every post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share #9  Posted July 5, 2012 Aldric and Al thanks for your comments..yes lots of patience indeed.  Al, I have just come back from the Okanagan, will post some really nice stuff later. Have over 1200 images to sort out   Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_dufour Posted July 5, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted July 5, 2012 What a beautiful picture, John! Congrats! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share #11 Â Posted July 5, 2012 Muchas gracias Marc..thanks for looking and posting your comment. Â Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Monkhouse Posted July 8, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted July 8, 2012 Superb... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share #13  Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks David.. just had a peak at your Zenfolio webpage... some wonderful stuff there, especially the trip to Switzerland  Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted July 12, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted July 12, 2012 Amazingly sharp and colourful capture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share #15 Â Posted July 12, 2012 Louis, thank you. The Telyt 560mm F6.8 is amazingly sharp combined with the DMR. Of course the proper lighting conditions helps also. Â In retrospect I think Leica was wrong in abandoning the R line( and clients), yes it was in financial trouble but surely they could have delayed the R10 until the costs and technology was up to speed, which it is today. Making the stratospheric costing S2 left most people in the dust, for the likes of me I still don't get it. Surely they could have come up with something in between? The DMR though dated, is still a remarkable engineering accomplishment to this day. Â Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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