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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: cosmo3667 on March 01, 2013, 04:32:16 PM

Title: Scarborough Bluffs Trumpeter Swan Action
Post by: cosmo3667 on March 01, 2013, 04:32:16 PM

Down checking on the Trumpeter Swans and other birds today noted 30 Trumpeters and 7 Mute Swans, the ususal assorment of Mallards, Canada Geese, Buffleheads, Longtails. A few Mergansers out on the lake as well as Golden Eyes The Trumpeters esp the "Gang of nine" were not to pleased with the new arrivals and chased them about the lagoon. The good thing about observing so often is that they are predicatable after the chase and flight they almost always rise out of the water and flap there wings.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img59/8642/trumpeterswanwings2.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img62/8964/trumpeterswanwings1.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img29/3890/trumpeterswanwings.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img441/191/crazyswans.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img189/7334/508comingatya3.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img13/4593/508comingatya2.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img191/299/508comingatya.jpg)
Female Goldeneye
(http://imageshack.us/a/img18/8924/femalegoldeneye2.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img834/2377/femalegoldeneye.jpg)
Taking flight
(http://imageshack.us/a/img802/5973/femalegoldeneyeflight.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img801/2233/femalegoldeneyeflight1.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img607/809/femalegoldeneyeflight2.jpg)

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffs Trumpeter Swan Action
Post by: Palo on March 02, 2013, 08:09:31 AM

Nice action shots cosmo!  I have to make it down there again some time soon.  Is the Pintail still there?

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffs Trumpeter Swan Action
Post by: cosmo3667 on March 02, 2013, 10:46:25 PM

Quote from: "Palo"

Nice action shots cosmo!  I have to make it down there again some time soon.  Is the Pintail still there?

I do not think so Its been more than a week since I last saw it and I have checked and asked almost everyday and checked the marina waters too with no success, But will advise you if it found to have returned.

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffs Trumpeter Swan Action
Post by: Palo on March 03, 2013, 08:15:20 AM

Quote from: "cosmo3667"

Quote from: "Palo"

Nice action shots cosmo!  I have to make it down there again some time soon.  Is the Pintail still there?

I do not think so Its been more than a week since I last saw it and I have checked and asked almost everyday and checked the marina waters too with no success, But will advise you if it found to have returned.

Thx Cos

Title: Re: Scarborough Bluffs Trumpeter Swan Action
Post by: BoboBird on March 03, 2013, 12:35:15 PM

So much activity there that we could spend an entire day there and not get bored.

Great set of shots.