Re: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind

2019-08-02 Thread John
On 8/1/2019 15:11:47, Dale H. Cook wrote: On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 12:35 PM John wrote: > "Always have a camera with you" wouldn't have helped, because even if I'd  had > the camera in my hands right when the little bird landed, it would have been > gone before I could lift the camera &

Re: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind

2019-08-01 Thread Dale H. Cook
On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 12:35 PM John wrote: > "Always have a camera with you" wouldn't have helped, because even if I'd had > the camera in my hands right when the little bird landed, it would have been > gone before I could lift the camera & focus. I have an AC power supply on the way so I

Re: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind

2019-08-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
If there are no images, it didn't happen! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 12:35 PM John wrote: > Just now, standing at the kitchen sink & looking out the window ... young > cardinal (that kind of reddish brown this year's chicks have before

Close Encounters of the Bird Kind

2019-08-01 Thread John
Just now, standing at the kitchen sink & looking out the window ... young cardinal (that kind of reddish brown this year's chicks have before the bright red feathers come in) landed on a branch outside the window, not 5 feet away from me. We looked at each other just long enough for me to say

Re: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind ... but NO photos, dammit!

2018-04-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
If it was singing The Streak I'd say it was more likely an ostrich. > On 1 Apr 2018, at 16:37, John wrote: > > Just stepped outside to put recyclables in the bin when a bird flew up out of > my back yard buzzed just over my head before flying off across the street & >

Re: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind ... but NO photos, dammit!

2018-04-01 Thread John
On 4/1/2018 11:37, John wrote: Just stepped outside to put recyclables in the bin when a bird flew up out of my back yard buzzed just over my head before flying off across the street & out of sight beyond the neighbor's house Anyone remember the old Ray Stevens song The Streak ... "Here he

Close Encounters of the Bird Kind ... but NO photos, dammit!

2018-04-01 Thread John
Just stepped outside to put recyclables in the bin when a bird flew up out of my back yard buzzed just over my head before flying off across the street & out of sight beyond the neighbor's house Anyone remember the old Ray Stevens song The Streak ... "Here he comes, boogity boogity, there he