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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Andygod on March 24, 2015, 08:28:54 PM

Title: High Park Wood Ducks
Post by: Andygod on March 24, 2015, 08:28:54 PM

I finally got a chance to see the beautiful pair of Wood Ducks at High Park

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(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8692/16299284114_72629267d1_c.jpg)

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7616/16920671921_05be1cbcbc_c.jpg)

Title: Re: High Park Wood Ducks
Post by: gmack on March 27, 2015, 06:20:28 PM

Great shots. Magnificent birds to see up close. We regularly have a female or two with ducklings here in Newmarket but the males must be the shiest ducks on the planet.

Title: Re: High Park Wood Ducks
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on March 28, 2015, 07:47:56 AM

Quote from: "gmack"

Great shots. Magnificent birds to see up close. We regularly have a female or two with ducklings here in Newmarket but the males must be the shiest ducks on the planet.

from past experience, the high park wood ducks have been habituated to humans. lots of duck feeding happens there.

Title: Re: High Park Wood Ducks
Post by: Dinusaur on March 29, 2015, 02:25:14 PM

Beautiful set of a beautiful pair. This morning I went to High park, saw four pairs of them in the open water on the western end of the park. Two of them are certainly used to human presence - they keep coming close to the shore . I also saw what I believe is a Hermit Thrush (my first for the season) and a Cooper's. Later in the morning the park became filled with kids and their parents - Easter egg hunt was on.