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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Rotarran on January 27, 2013, 01:10:23 AM

Title: Ashebridge's Bay Waterbird Bonanza
Post by: Rotarran on January 27, 2013, 01:10:23 AM

Here are some pics of some new birds I saw and photographed:

Here's the Common Goldeneye:
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260531_zps6669c3f5.jpg)

Here's the Redhead
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260549_zpsf45fa009.jpg)

Gadwall
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260555_zpsf0227d39.jpg)

Lesser Scaup (I think) - please correct if I'm wrong
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260527_zps90b55291.jpg)

Female Red-Breasted Merganzer - please correct if I'm wrong
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260507_zps5beefbb8.jpg)

Mute Swan
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260517_zpsa8575e42.jpg)

And last but in a way most important, the mystery bird.  What the heck is this?
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260537_zpse95b78d8.jpg)
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260536_zpsa761d976.jpg)

Title: Re: Ashebridge's Bay Waterbird Bonanza
Post by: Palo on January 27, 2013, 06:08:50 AM

Nice find Rotarren!  Your mystery bird looks like an American Coot.  I spotted one at Colonel Samuel Smith Park a couple of weeks ago, but could not get close enough to get a good photo. Congrats.

Title: Re: Ashebridge's Bay Waterbird Bonanza
Post by: thouc on January 27, 2013, 10:28:58 AM

Nice pictures! The Merganser is a Red-breasted female as you said.

The head-shape of the Scaup is difficult to determine with the angle of the head, but it looks like a first year male. Do you have any other pictures of the bird?

/Thomas

Title: Re: Ashebridge's Bay Waterbird Bonanza
Post by: Rotarran on January 27, 2013, 07:34:16 PM

Quote from: "Palo"

Nice find Rotarren!  Your mystery bird looks like an American Coot.  I spotted one at Colonel Samuel Smith Park a couple of weeks ago, but could not get close enough to get a good photo. Congrats.

You're right!! I didn't even think to look outside of the Duck family.  The American Coot is a type of water chicken apparently.  Wow, had I known, I would have tried to get more pics of that sucker.  There were so many species it was overwhelming almost lol.  Thank you.

Title: Re: Ashebridge's Bay Waterbird Bonanza
Post by: Rotarran on January 27, 2013, 07:41:59 PM

Quote from: "thouc"

Nice pictures! The Merganser is a Red-breasted female as you said.

The head-shape of the Scaup is difficult to determine with the angle of the head, but it looks like a first year male. Do you have any other pictures of the bird?

/Thomas

Yeah man here are a few more:
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260528_zpsb2b38e6d.jpg)

(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260529_zpsd805ae9b.jpg)

(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/P1260530_zps680cd907.jpg)

Title: Re: Ashebridge's Bay Waterbird Bonanza
Post by: thouc on January 27, 2013, 08:30:36 PM

I think you are right with Lesser Scaup. The head looks smaller with a bit of a peak in the middle picture.

Title: Re: Ashebridge's Bay Waterbird Bonanza
Post by: cosmo3667 on February 06, 2013, 04:49:46 PM

Swung by there today mid day was not very good bunch of seagulls on the Ice 1 Hooded Merganser, numerous Mallards, flock of Canada Goose, some Longtails. very sittish soon as I approached swam or flew further out making for poor photo ops so took none. But did enjoy your photos which made me swing by for a visit and look see mabe next time.

Title: Re: Ashebridge's Bay Waterbird Bonanza
Post by: Rotarran on February 06, 2013, 06:24:53 PM

Try Humber Bay...went there a bit late yesterday but still saw lots of variety.