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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: aviator on September 14, 2015, 05:14:13 PM

Title: Fishing at Sam Smith Park
Post by: aviator on September 14, 2015, 05:14:13 PM
American Bittern
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SQyWycM8ZNY/Vfcyfep2HFI/AAAAAAAAB38/b5KLNghvS6E/s640-Ic42/P1050719.JPG)
BCNH Juv.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jvaCzhnlN_U/VfcylIAC_AI/AAAAAAAAB4E/JFx6B_qjs2o/s640-Ic42/P1050686.JPG)
Belted Kingfisher
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1HY5DXQY658/Vfc1Hz2M64I/AAAAAAAAB4Q/1VtKgsHzTL4/s640-Ic42/P1050574.JPG)
Title: Re: Fishing at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Brian Bailey on September 15, 2015, 10:32:57 PM
Nice! Was the Bittern in the pond?


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Title: Re: Fishing at Sam Smith Park
Post by: aviator on September 16, 2015, 08:34:25 AM
Thanks. The Bittern was or is in the same location as the Least Bittern from last year on the south side opposite the Marina. It does not look as strikingly marked as the Humber one.
Title: Re: Fishing at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Henrique Pacheco on September 16, 2015, 08:43:30 PM
The bittern is a green heron.
Title: Re: Fishing at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Brian Bailey on September 16, 2015, 10:05:26 PM
Quote from: "Henrique Pacheco"
The bittern is a green heron.

You're right! A young one, judging from the spotted wings. I guess I should have looked at the bird a little more closely. I was looking at the background trying to figure out where it was. [FLUSHED FACE]


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Title: Re: Fishing at Sam Smith Park
Post by: aviator on September 16, 2015, 10:59:55 PM
Thank you for the correction.I thought it might have been a juvenile and it did look different from Brian's Humber bird. I guess they are rarer than I thought!
Title: Re: Fishing at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Brian Bailey on September 16, 2015, 11:14:24 PM
Quote from: "aviator"
... same location as the Least Bittern from last year on the south side opposite the Marina.
That's one of those frequently overlooked spots that most often has nothing, but occasionally has some really good birds.


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