Re: [MDOsprey] "Life of Bbirds" Technical Question

Joe & Carol McDaniel (jrmcdaniel@home.com)
Wed, 28 Jul 1999 19:30:51 -0400


If one goes to http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/making/index.html you will see
the Mallard shot with the explanation that this was an "imprinted" duck
(similar to the geese following the ultralight aircraft). I had wondered the
same thing, too.

Joe

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Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 10:02 AM
Subject: [MDOsprey] "Life of Bbirds" Technical Question


> I have been deleteing the "Life of Birds" postings before reading them, so
> please excuse me if this question has been asked before.
>
> How did they achieve those close-ups of geese and ducks in flight?
>
> Tom Beal
> Glenn Dale, MD
> Thbeal@aol.com
>