Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Davendee on October 23, 2012, 01:36:12 PM
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Well... my first post here and I have to say that I am thoroughly enjoying the comments and the amazing quality of pictures. My partner Deanne and I live in Bowmanville and have the pleasure of backing onto the Bowmanville Creek / Conservation Area. It is a great venue for our ever increasing interest in birding. It started with some Blue Jays and peanuts....we can hand feed a few of them now.....and has turned into a great hobby for us. Deanne is the photographer just for the record. I try but the camera doesn’t like me!
Long story short, our neighbor has a few feeders and we reap the benefit. This past weekend was amazing with numerous Junco's and Purple Finches, among many others but this pic is of a female Cooper's Hawk that has been making frequent daily visit's the past few weeks and perched in our nieghbors yard. There is a male counterpart but we have been unable to get a decent picture yet. While the Mourning Dove population has dwindled somewhat we are thoroughly enjoying our new resident Hawks.
Dave
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8116639388_7aa1b40a78_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davendee/8116639388/)
Coopers Hawk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davendee/8116639388/) by Davendee2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/davendee/), on Flickr
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Yes they do keep the Morning Doves on their toes, Great shot.