Actually I've found it in my "Field Guide to North American Birds" to be a "Grey Blue Heron." I dodged it, at someones suggestion, and discovered the markings. My renderings were all silhouettes. Thanks for commenting!
Jack --- On Wed, 2/17/10, Graydon <o...@uniserve.com> wrote: > From: Graydon <o...@uniserve.com> > Subject: Re: PESO: Hermit Silhouette > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 4:36 PM > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:46:34AM > -0800, Jack Davis scripsit: > [snip] > > K20, f8, 1/4000, 300mm, ISO 400, bean bag rest on door > glass > > > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=454 > > > > The title is simply my constant impression of the > Egret. > > Looks like a black-crowned night heron to me. No > North American egret > has the dark eye stripe or the head plumes. > > Nice evocative shot, though. > > -- Graydon > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.