Thursday, November 30, 2006, 11:43 pm
Surprise guest on a bitter night
GREENE CO., MO. –
With temperatures already in the teens, a flicker has sought refuge on the front porch of my parents’ house. The bird is huddled up near the roof, clinging to the brick. Hopefully he (or she — the face isn’t visible) will stay warm enough tonight.
Sleet has finally given way to snow, and I’m experimenting with a new Sony DSC-R1. The huge sensor allowed me to take this image (and that of the flicker) at ISO 3200. This very dim lighting pushes the limits, however — the images are very noisy.
David J. Ringer
on 11 Jan 2007 at 12:34 pm 1.Search and Serendipity: A Birder’s Blog » Our checkout time is 7:20 a.m. said …
[...] GREENE CO., MO. — I awoke this morning not to snowflakes in the air (as had been predicted) but to clear, cloudless skies stretched over a fresh blanket of snow. The flicker that roosted on the porch last night began to stir about 7:15, blinking as she looked around slowly. [...]