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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: mr.sharp-photo on April 21, 2013, 05:53:06 PM

Title: Wet woods: sapsucker,thrasher,GHO,towhee,swamp sparrow
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on April 21, 2013, 05:53:06 PM
Friendly crowd and great spirits at the Spit today. Not a lot to see re: variety and numbers, but there were some nice treats. It was fun seeing the GHO being chased and bombed by the cooper's hawk.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8670140870_a9ef1d48f1_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8670140870/)
Eastern towhee (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8670140870/) by mr.sharp-photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrsharp-photo/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8406/8669038399_caa704b2fb_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8669038399/)
Great horned owl (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8669038399/) by mr.sharp-photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrsharp-photo/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8538/8669038409_59d2913b94_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8669038409/)
Swamp sparrow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8669038409/) by mr.sharp-photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrsharp-photo/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8254/8670140912_7e3b77753b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8670140912/)
Yellow bellied sapsucker (female) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8670140912/) by mr.sharp-photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrsharp-photo/), on Flickr

you can see her tongue in this picture.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8670140928_49a6d32243_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8670140928/)
Yellow bellied sapsucker (female) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8670140928/) by mr.sharp-photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrsharp-photo/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8670140942_442f7d617f_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8670140942/)
Brown thrasher (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8670140942/) by mr.sharp-photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrsharp-photo/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8119/8668982503_2b09cd2c7c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8668982503/)
Swamp sparrow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/8668982503/) by mr.sharp-photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrsharp-photo/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Wet woods: sapsucker,thrasher,GHO,towhee,swamp sparrow
Post by: gary yankech on April 21, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
When were you there? I was there this morning between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM, I see your posts all the time but we have never met...We might have been there at the same time! We saw the same birds, except I wish had seen the thrasher.
Title: Re: Wet woods: sapsucker,thrasher,GHO,towhee,swamp sparrow
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on April 21, 2013, 06:37:54 PM
Quote from: "gary yankech"
When were you there? I was there this morning between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM, I see your posts all the time but we have never met...We might have been there at the same time! We saw the same birds, except I wish had seen the thrasher.

i was there the same time. i stopped to talk to Bob Cummings and his birders. I was also with the two Rosetta McClain boys for a bit. i was standing on top on the little mound on the south side of the woods with the 5+ other birders.  i was the youngish dude with the stupidly large lens (not mine...was borrowing).

the Thrashers were in the thickets along the northern fence closer to Unwin. there were 2 today. saw 1 fly by the north side of the woods on Friday.
Title: Re: Wet woods: sapsucker,thrasher,GHO,towhee,swamp sparrow
Post by: Rob'in'To on April 22, 2013, 07:32:18 AM
Nice assortment Richard.  I may have to check out these Wet Woods one day; never been, but hear it's great.
Title: Re: Wet woods: sapsucker,thrasher,GHO,towhee,swamp sparrow
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on April 22, 2013, 05:39:30 PM
Quote from: "Rob'in'To"
Nice assortment Richard.  I may have to check out these Wet Woods one day; never been, but hear it's great.

it lives up to both its name and its reputation. water is mid-shin level in some points.
Title: Re: Wet woods: sapsucker,thrasher,GHO,towhee,swamp sparrow
Post by: MEGHAN on April 28, 2013, 04:19:23 PM
Quote from: "gary yankech"
When were you there? I was there this morning between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM, I see your posts all the time but we have never met.

He'll be the one speed walking down the road.  :D  


Love the first Sap Sucker shot Richard.
Nice set of photos.

Meghan