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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: paul_reeves on December 20, 2014, 05:54:47 PM

Title: Life Bird #249 at TTP
Post by: paul_reeves on December 20, 2014, 05:54:47 PM
Wasn't it nice to finally see the sun today? I went out to Tommy Thompson Park with no expectations; all I wanted to do is get outside with my camera and see what I could see.
What I saw was lifer #249: a Purple Sandpiper.

(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/water_birds/shorebirds/purple_sandpiper/purple_sandpiper_0886.jpg)
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/water_birds/shorebirds/purple_sandpiper/purple_sandpiper_0919.jpg)
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/water_birds/shorebirds/purple_sandpiper/purple_sandpiper_0943.jpg)
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/birds/water_birds/shorebirds/purple_sandpiper/purple_sandpiper_0948.jpg)
Title: Re: Life Bird #249 at TTP
Post by: BoboBird on December 20, 2014, 06:03:42 PM
Nice set of shots.
Congrats on #249.
Title: Re: Life Bird #249 at TTP
Post by: Rotarran on December 20, 2014, 09:52:24 PM
Splendid photos.  And congrats.
Title: Re: Life Bird #249 at TTP
Post by: Ed O'Connor on December 21, 2014, 01:37:06 PM
Thanks for posting these, Paul. They really capture well the oddball beauty of this bird.
Title: Re: Life Bird #249 at TTP
Post by: nkwali on December 21, 2014, 02:11:11 PM
Wonderful photos. And congrats on #249.
Title: Re: Life Bird #249 at TTP
Post by: Kris Ito on December 21, 2014, 02:17:21 PM
Now we know how they stay warm in winter - just look at the size of that belly in the third photo!  :D
Thanks again for the directions Paul, it was a lifer for me today too.

-kris
Title: Re: Life Bird #249 at TTP
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on December 22, 2014, 07:40:09 PM
congrats.
i broke my lens yesterday. so no shooting for the next month. whoops.
Title: Re: Life Bird #249 at TTP
Post by: paul_reeves on December 24, 2014, 02:18:22 PM
Thanks everyone.

I hope it doesn't take too long to get the lens back Richard. Glad I could help Kris.