Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:49:47 +1000, Krypsis >
> wrote:
>
>> On 21/08/2012 1:07 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:48:58 +1000, Krypsis >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 22/05/2012 1:07 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>> On May 20, 8:11 pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>>>>> The New York Times is asking for pictures of the wildlife you have
>>>>>> visit you in your yard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can submit a photo and see what has been submitted here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/s...ers-photos.htm...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sheldon could send them some good pictures of his menagerie.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Some of the pictures are amazing.
>>>>> LOL. My fence keeps the deer out - we mostly don't appreciate them.
>>>>> The only wildlife I have in the backyard is a family of rabbits - I
>>>>> don't know why they are in my yard, I don't even have a garden,
>>>>> whereas my neighbors have two large gardens. ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> N.
>>>>>
>>>> Being in an urban area, my backyard is relatively small. About all you
>>>> see in the way of native animals is the ubiquitous possum, an arboreal
>>>> creature, of which there are two common varieties in my area, Brushtail
>>>> and Ringtail. My Jack Russell Terrier ensures they remain in their
>>>> aboreal habitat. They use the overhead electricity wires to migrate from
>>>> tree to tree using adjacent houses to access the electricity grid where
>>>> no trees are close enough to the wires.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum
>>>>
>>>> In my immediate area, the main bird of note is the Bellbird or, as it is
>>>> more correctly known, Bell Myna. The area in which I live is known
>>>> coloquially as the Bellbird Area of Blackburn. Because of the high level
>>>> of trees in the suburb, including the area around Blackburn Lake,
>>>> birdlife is very prolific. The Bell Myna makes itself known by its
>>>> distinctive "bell like" call.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Miner
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, no kangaroo, wombats or other unique Australian wildlife here as
>>>> the urban density is too great for them.
>>> Hmm, thought they'd be photos you've actually taken... I can find a
>>> wiki picture of an African elephant and claim there's a herd in my
>>> yard.
>> But I wouldn't believe you.
>
> Goose/Gander
>
>> The possums are nocturnal. I don't have the skills or equipment to take
>> a decent photo of them even if they would hang around long enough to
>> allow me to do it.
>>
>> The Bellbirds, on the other hand, are fairly small and usually hidden in
>> the tree canopy. I would need a lot of time, patience and a decent
>> camera with extreme telephoto lens and tripod to even have a chance of
>> taking a decent shot. I can hear the bellbirds all the time however.
>
> Nonsence, photographing small birds at a distance is very easy, I've
> taken pictures of many birds at a great distance and in terrible
> light, amazingly today's digicams work wonderfully well. Takes no
> special skills, equipment, or undue patience to capture ordinary
> images of wildlife, I do it all the time... no one is asking for Nat
> Geo precision. I keep an ordinary low end digicam within arms reach
> and don't use a tripod... todays cameras have great built-in telephoto
> capability and correct for most user errors automatically, even for
> unsteadyness. My camera is nearly ten years old and still takes
> excellent pictures, the new ones are fantastic, and cost a lot less.
> 'Possums are easy, nightime doesn't bother me, I have a night vision
> early warning system:
> http://i46.tinypic.com/rc4wte.jpg
> http://i50.tinypic.com/k0of2w.jpg
> http://i45.tinypic.com/2v8269h.jpg

Cool! Your cats seem to be pretty calm about it.

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Jean B.