Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Paul O'Toole on September 26, 2014, 05:18:34 PM
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Super calm day at Presqu'ile today with good shorebirds to be had.
#1. Whimbrel: Took this shot while standing almost waist deep in the lake on the south side of the island. Very tough species to get a shot of.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2946/15339977706_9dd2695544_z.jpg)
This one was taken kneeling down hiding in some shrubs.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2949/15363319982_82b8568b5d_z.jpg)
#2. Ruddy Turnstone
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3922/15362992315_bff776cb13_z.jpg)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3879/15360145381_183c75515b_z.jpg)
#3. Hudsonian Godwit
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2943/15176303050_8c36f6cc0b_z.jpg)
#4. Dunlin
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2941/15176303550_5b3c70b65f_z.jpg)
#5. Long-billed Dowitcher
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3889/15176232849_042bd48657_z.jpg)
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2945/15363623075_652b92f92b_z.jpg)
#6. Northern Harrier dropped by for lunch
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Nice series. I believe the Dowitcher is a Long-billed (low loral angle, no orange internal markings on scapulars, see http://www.surfbirds.com/ID%20Articles/dowitchers1005/dowitchers.html), which was reported from there today.
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Beautiful; thanks for sharing.
It is reported that starting today, the Island is off-limit on Fridays and Saturdays as the duck hunting season is underway. I guess the hunters took the day off or you managed to get there before them. Wonder what the impact of hunting is to the shorebirds - do they still stick around?
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Thats why I went down today, the shorebirds will likely move back to the beach 1 - 4 areas but the area around beach 4/lookout 4 will be out of bounds for hunting also.
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Wow, awesome shots!
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Another nice series Paul.