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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: cosmo3667 on February 15, 2013, 11:07:28 PM

Title: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: cosmo3667 on February 15, 2013, 11:07:28 PM

Another full crop of Trumpeter Swans counted 28 and 4 Mute swans The Northern Pintail is still active and on shore alot more than when I first sighted him. A good number of Buffleheads, Longtails present, a Common Golden Eye spotted in close too, and a Gadwell mixing in with the 75 Mallards, Noted a female "Bib" Mallard hanging with the Male one.
Northern Pintail
 (http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6908/npintailfeb1510.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/npintailfeb1510.jpg/)

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(http://imageshack.us/a/img571/9812/npintailfeb159.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img59/2144/npintailfeb158.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img818/6236/npintailfeb157.jpg)
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Which Duck does not belong?
(http://imageshack.us/a/img15/158/npintailfeb155.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img221/2636/npintailfeb154.jpg)
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Female "Bib"  American Black Duck not as pronounced as the males though
(http://imageshack.us/a/img22/1927/femalebibmallard1.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img818/7491/femalebibmallard.jpg)
The Male "Bib" Mallard
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Mute Swan being chased
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Coming in for a landing
(http://imageshack.us/a/img404/2812/muteswanglidein.jpg)
Putting the brakes on to avoid a collision
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Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: Palo on February 16, 2013, 07:43:23 AM

I'll definitely be down Tuesday morning... great shots! ;)  Have a great weekend!

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: BoboBird on February 16, 2013, 12:35:33 PM

Excellent "ducking" excursion. :)

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: newfoundlander61 on February 16, 2013, 06:08:09 PM

Lovely set. Especially like the 3rd shot, great detail and colour.

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: cosmo3667 on February 18, 2013, 03:28:00 PM

Quote from: "Palo"

I'll definitely be down Tuesday morning... great shots! ;)  Have a great weekend!

Weather is not supposed to be great and currently the inner bay is almost completly frozen over and I have not Seen the Pintail on Sunday or today. He may of moved over the the marina's where there is more open water. I will keep checking and advise

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: Palo on February 19, 2013, 12:19:16 PM

Quote from: "cosmo3667"

Quote from: "Palo"

I'll definitely be down Tuesday morning... great shots! ;)  Have a great weekend!

Weather is not supposed to be great and currently the inner bay is almost completly frozen over and I have not Seen the Pintail on Sunday or today. He may of moved over the the marina's where there is more open water. I will keep checking and advise

Thx Cosmo, I did make it down this morning and the Pintail didn't. ;)  However, there was still lots of activity there and I enjoyed talking to Art once again.  I will try again next week. Cheers

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: AcemanDanny on February 20, 2013, 08:59:44 PM

Beautiful pics, I was down on Saturday and got into a little bit of an altercation with a group of Asian people. They were teasing the swans with bread and then grabbing them by the necks to take pictures. I was not very nice to them after seeing that. Why do people have to be like that.

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: gary yankech on February 20, 2013, 09:02:54 PM

Wow....love the pintail shots!

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffers Park today
Post by: Rotarran on February 21, 2013, 08:15:00 PM

Yeah man nice Pintail shots...such detail in those close-ups.  Crazy!!