Sorry to hear that Les is under the weather - will wait for the rescheduling. Hang in there Les. Norm and Fran - regarding the bird photography. You might want to talk to Luther Goldman (PGAS and MOS-Patuxent). He was USFWS photographer for years and has had many of his photos published. You may have seen some of his slide shows at MOS meetings. I use a 500mm cat (mirror, f8), 300mm f4.5 Nikkor, and 70-210mm zooms. For specimens within a few feet, I'd probably use my 55mm micro Nikkor. See you at the chili feed when rescheduled. Tom Loomis Saunders_N wrote: > Dear Les, > > Don't worry about the postponement. Fran and I aren't feeling all > that well either and no sense all of us being miserable, not together > anyway. Rest up, get yourself feeling better, and we'll talk about > rescheduling when you're able, okay? > > Best to you and Jan, > Norm > > =============== > Norm Saunders > Colesville, MD > Osprey@ari.net