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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Andygod on February 24, 2014, 08:38:25 AM

Title: Waterbirds (Ducks)
Post by: Andygod on February 24, 2014, 08:38:25 AM
Sometimes when you can't find what you are looking for you have to take what you are given.  This is what I ended up with after looking unsuccessfully for Snowy Owls.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/12746323134_5cc87daf97_c.jpg)
Male Goldeneye

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3741/12746013213_b81278a7b9_c.jpg)
Female Goldeneye

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7391/12745423655_502ffe1d5f_c.jpg)
Male Red Breasted Merganser

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3673/12745874114_f4a9814b41_c.jpg)
Female Red Breasted Merganser

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3798/12745267915_c509130727_c.jpg)
Mr & Mrs Longtail

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7387/12745229875_614f5d1811_c.jpg)
Male Greater Scaup

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/12745366793_b038df6582_c.jpg)
Female Greater Scaup

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2879/12697059074_263c2bf0b3_c.jpg)
Male White Winger Scoter

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/12696573305_5676d5ff2b_c.jpg)
Female White Winged Scoter

Hopefully I have ID'd all these correctly.
Title: Re: Waterbirds (Ducks)
Post by: BoboBird on February 24, 2014, 02:31:32 PM
Beautiful duck shots Andy.
Title: Re: Waterbirds (Ducks)
Post by: Dinusaur on February 24, 2014, 05:49:29 PM
Beautiful series. Where did you find them? There are at least three lifers for me in this series.
Title: Re: Waterbirds (Ducks)
Post by: Brian Bailey on February 24, 2014, 08:21:24 PM
Nice series! The bright sunlight really makes them pop.  Judging by the sharpness and the viewing angle, it looks like most of them were quite close to shore.  

BB

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Title: Re: Waterbirds (Ducks)
Post by: thouc on February 24, 2014, 08:30:14 PM
Excellent photos!

I have never seen as many White-winged Scoters close to shore as this winter. I guess it has something to do with the cold temperatures and ice conditions.
Title: Re: Waterbirds (Ducks)
Post by: MEGHAN on February 24, 2014, 10:18:41 PM
Great series of shots Andy!
Title: Re: Waterbirds (Ducks)
Post by: Andygod on February 25, 2014, 06:02:11 AM
All of these were either in the Whitby or Oshawa harbour.  I had never seen the Scoters before, but the edge of the ice is close to the harbour entrance and that is where they seam to be hanging out.