[Fwd: mini GESO: watch the birdie]

[Bob W]

Excellent. Very interesting and worthwhile having seen. Even if you
don't think the pictures are up to stock standards, at least you got
them. I saw a kestrel take a starling a couple of years ago, and
really enjoyed watching it try to eat it on the pavement. Didn't have
a camera with me, but it was very enjoyable anyway.

--
 Bob
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On 
> Behalf Of ann sanfedele
> Sent: 05 November 2007 02:49
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: [Fwd: mini GESO: watch the birdie]
> 
>   This didn't seem to get through to the list before - so I'm 
> trying again
> 
> 
> 
> Today a friend called to tell me there was a redtail hawk in 
> a tree in 
> Tompkins Square Park - just a block from my apt
> I had just changed batteries in my dark side camera and cleared a cf

> card - out I dashed.
> 
> Stuff is too grainy for stock, alas, and even with image 
> stabilizer it 
> could have been sharper, but it was lots of
> fun - I think these three are the best I got -  
> 
> There were about 6 of us with glass that had enough reach -
including 
> one guy with a 300 mm shooting film who
> was a knowledgeable birder...
> 
> Of the people who stopped to look over the course of about an hour
at 
> least half of them pointed out the "owl"
> to their friends  -  and many of the rest of us chimed in with the 
> correct id....  
> 
> For a while the hawk just sat there grasping the dead pigeon 
> - finally 
> he started to dine - funny to hear the kids
> watching going 'euweee' and "ick"  
> 
> I know I didn't get the best shots - my auto focus messed me 
> up a couple 
> of times and my unsteadiness did as well.
> But it was such fun... I hadn't been out shooting for a while.  
> 
> anyway ---
> 
> http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347394/Large
> http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347584/Large
> http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347692/Large
> 
> ann
> 
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