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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Palo on February 27, 2013, 12:00:14 PM

Title: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: Palo on February 27, 2013, 12:00:14 PM
Hi again Folks,

Yesterday was a gorgeous day, unlike today... just finished shovelling.  So I decided to check out my favourite park, that happens to be the closest for me also.  Some of the birds are common, but the fact that they were all there at once, was fantastic for me.  Here are a few that made my day.  Enjoy!

As soon as I got to the James Gardens, there were three Red-tails and two Coopers (I think... they were smaller) flying around all at once, over the vicinity of the parking lot. Here are three shots of the Red-tail.

Red-tailed Hawk - 2013-02-26
(http://imageshack.us/a/img547/7130/redtailedhawk01.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/547/redtailedhawk01.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img201/8696/redtailedhawk02.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/redtailedhawk02.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img38/7141/redtailedhawk03.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/38/redtailedhawk03.jpg/)

Glamour shot of Black-capped Chickadee
(http://imageshack.us/a/img543/4134/blackcappedchickadee.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/blackcappedchickadee.jpg/)

American Robin
(http://imageshack.us/a/img62/6919/americanrobin02.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/americanrobin02.jpg/)

Northern Cardinal
(http://imageshack.us/a/img526/4834/northerncardinal.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/526/northerncardinal.jpg/)

Common Merganser
(http://imageshack.us/a/img26/9025/commonmergansers02.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/commonmergansers02.jpg/)

The Exorcist (Goldfinch)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img16/7283/theexorcista.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/16/theexorcista.jpg/)

White-breasted Nuthatch
(http://imageshack.us/a/img845/9461/whitebreastednuthatch.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/whitebreastednuthatch.jpg/)

Red-breasted Nuthatch
(http://imageshack.us/a/img402/9662/redbreastednuthatch.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/redbreastednuthatch.jpg/)

Pine Siskin
(http://imageshack.us/a/img26/3619/goldfinchfemale.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/goldfinchfemale.jpg/)

And last but definitely not least!
Red-bellied Woodpecker
(http://imageshack.us/a/img10/2968/redbelliedwoodpecker01.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/redbelliedwoodpecker01.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img825/7131/redbelliedwoodpecker02.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/redbelliedwoodpecker02.jpg/)

Check out that tongue! I had no idea. ;)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img221/2280/redbelliedwoodpecker03.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/221/redbelliedwoodpecker03.jpg/)

Thanks for watching
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: Taylsmum on February 27, 2013, 12:50:53 PM
Awesome pics! How lucky to find them all in one outing.
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: BoboBird on February 27, 2013, 05:49:57 PM
Yes one awesome day. Well done to snap so many different species.
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: Palo on February 27, 2013, 09:48:09 PM
Quote from: "Taylsmum"
Awesome pics! How lucky to find them all in one outing.

Quote from: "BoboBird"
Yes one awesome day. Well done to snap so many different species.

Thanks to you both, but if anyone went down to that park on a good day and took their time, they will have the same outcome.  James Gardens is my favourite!
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: Palo on February 27, 2013, 09:50:57 PM
Oh, I almost forgot!  The Pine Siskin was IDed here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11535 (http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11535)

Thx GStuart!
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: byrons on March 06, 2013, 10:40:05 PM
That last shot of the Red Bellied Woodpecker is incredible.  Great capture of the tongue.
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: Rotarran on March 06, 2013, 11:25:00 PM
Awesome pics Palo.  Each one is better than the last.  Beautiful!
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: Palo on March 07, 2013, 09:43:07 AM
Quote from: "byrons"
That last shot of the Red Bellied Woodpecker is incredible.  Great capture of the tongue.

Thx Byrons, it was by accident of coarse. ;)


Quote from: "Rotarren"
Awesome pics Palo.  Each one is better than the last.  Beautiful!

Thx Rotarren, it was a beautiful day with nice opportunities. Cheers
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: JimL on March 07, 2013, 08:44:25 PM
nice shot of the Red Bellied Woodpecker. Congrats. I did see it during my last visit James Garden, but it is too far away.
Title: Re: The Mundane and not so Mundane
Post by: Palo on March 08, 2013, 08:48:22 AM
Quote from: "JimL"
nice shot of the Red Bellied Woodpecker. Congrats. I did see it during my last visit James Garden, but it is too far away.

Thx Jim! He hangs out near the chain-link fence by the marshy area... Try again.