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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: paul_reeves on September 27, 2013, 09:24:14 AM

Title: Last week at Presq'ile
Post by: paul_reeves on September 27, 2013, 09:24:14 AM

Last week I camped at Presqu'ile Provincial Park in hopes of seeing and photographing lots of birds. Over the week (Monday - Friday) I spotted 63 species that I could identify and I am sure there were lots more that I missed by not being in the right place at the right time or just from my lack of skill identifying them.

Black-bellied Plover
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/water_birds/shorebirds/black-bellied_plover/black-bellied_plover_7649.jpg)

Dunlin
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/water_birds/shorebirds/dunlin/dunlin_7845.jpg)

Common Yellowthroat
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/perching_birds/warblers/common_yellowthroat/common_yellowthroat_7261.jpg)

Northern Waterthrush. This was a lifer.
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/perching_birds/warblers/northern_waterthrush/northern_waterthrush_7299.jpg)

I also visited a friend's yard a couple of times. He has a beautiful garden that attracts lots of our feathered friends.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/oddsnends/ruby-throated_hummingbird/ruby-throated_hummingbird_7481.jpg)

Philadelphia Vireo
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/perching_birds/shrikes_vireos/philadelphia_vireo/philadelphia_vireo_7217.jpg)

I have finally finished processing the photos and have posted them on my website. I shot a lot so I have broken the images into three pages.
http://www.paulreeves.ca/html/most_recent/0916-0920_assorted_birds.html
http://www.paulreeves.ca/html/most_recent/0916-0920_shorebirds.html
http://www.paulreeves.ca/html/most_recent/0916-0920_warblers.html

I also photographed some insects and frogs and they can be found here. I am not going to try to guess the number of insects I saw, but I also saw White-tailed Deer, a distant Red Fox, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, all three Squirrel species and of course Eastern Chipmunks. The deer, fox and bunny didn't let me get any photos and I didn't try to get shots of the squirrels or chippies.
http://www.paulreeves.ca/html/most_recent/0916-0920_bugs_frogs.html

Title: Re: Last week at Presq'ile
Post by: gary yankech on September 28, 2013, 08:51:32 AM

great series!

Title: Re: Last week at Presq'ile
Post by: egret on September 28, 2013, 01:38:12 PM

Absolutely beautiful!

Was it cold at night there?


Egret  :D

Title: Re: Last week at Presq'ile
Post by: paul_reeves on September 28, 2013, 03:52:59 PM

Thanks Gary and Egret.

Monday night was brutally cold (for summer) and I woke up several times shivering. I have been camping in October and not been that cold. So Tuesday night I doubled my clothing: two pairs of socks, my "outdoor" pants with my "sleeping" track pants, and both of my jackets. I still woke up cold a couple of times but it wasn't as bad as Monday. Wednesday it was relatively normal and Thursday I was shedding the extra layers.

Paul

Title: Re: Last week at Presq'ile
Post by: Dinusaur on September 28, 2013, 07:25:21 PM

A wonderful series, thanks for sharing.