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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: lucky tern on December 17, 2012, 06:32:25 PM

Title: Interesting birds from lynde shores and thickson point
Post by: lucky tern on December 17, 2012, 06:32:25 PM

spotted these guys Saturday afternoon...what a great day (too bad the light didn't quite play along)
great black-backed gull (thickson point)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8342/8282763734_c5b9fe0c87.jpg)

purple sandpiper (thickson point)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8340/8281692889_659557ba78.jpg)

eurasian wigeon (thickson point)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8349/8281693437_eaa2093596.jpg)

american kestrel
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8282758530_6dc040228e.jpg)

northern shrike (halls rd)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8282759170_d947c71b06.jpg)

barred owl (yes still in the same spot on halls rd)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8079/8281691891_8e949804b3.jpg)

northern pintail (ressor pond)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8353/8281682637_84985285b3.jpg)

Title: Re: Interesting birds from lynde shores and thickson point
Post by: farmer on December 17, 2012, 06:59:24 PM

All very nice! I only have one of these (kestrel) checked off on my list.

Title: Re: Interesting birds from lynde shores and thickson point
Post by: lucky tern on December 18, 2012, 11:28:05 PM

thanks farmer, the shrike and sandpiper were new to me as well and a few of the others i had only seen once or twice before.  some days you just get lucky.

Title: Re: Interesting birds from lynde shores and thickson point
Post by: Andygod on December 22, 2012, 08:52:18 AM

I should probably be finishing my Christmas Shopping, but it can't hurt to take the camera out and go looking for birds.  I heard there is a Western Tanager in Oshawa not far from where I live, but I will probably end up down at Lynde Shores sometime today.  Great pictures.

Title: Re: Interesting birds from lynde shores and thickson point
Post by: Howieh on December 22, 2012, 02:53:17 PM

Cool shot, and if the owl didn't want his picture taken he could just eat the photographer!! :)