Hi Don,
I passed the tank this morning. Saw only one or two birds. However, the
thing that disturbed me was that the "vent pipe" was just a vertical pipe.
Nothing black on top. So, I must conclude that the black attachment in the
photo was one of the birds.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Holbrook" <donholbrook@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Birds Best Seen from a Distance
> strange things have been found in water tanks.......................
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:55:23 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Birds Best Seen from a Distance
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> Don,
>
> Following your comment, I made a print of the tank, allowing me to get a
> better look at the top of the vent pipe. I had first thought that there
> was
> a bird on the vent, but, on closer examination, it appears to be a black
> filter box of some sort. Makes me feel better, but I intend to speak to
> the
> water supervisor on Monday.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Holbrook"
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"
> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 7:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Birds Best Seen from a Distance
>
>
>> sure hope the screening on the top vent is still in
>> place...................
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jim Nichols
>> To: LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Sent: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:49:09 -0000 (UTC)
>> Subject: [OM] IMG: Birds Best Seen from a Distance
>>
>> Each Fall, migratory Turkey Vultures (Buzzards) arrive in Tullahoma, and
>> spend the evenings on the railings of a water tank, less than a mile from
>> my house. Today, as I passed the tank at 3:00pm, I noted that quite a
>> few
>> were assembled there. With only a normal lens on the E-1, I had to crop
>> the image, but these guys are not something you want to see close up,
>> anyway.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Buzzard+Roost.jpg.html
>>
>> E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 28mm, ISO 200, 1/640 at f/8, RAW
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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