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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Anonymous on March 25, 2008, 09:13:04 PM

Title: 25 Swans and a Grebe at the Bluffs
Post by: Anonymous on March 25, 2008, 09:13:04 PM

Saturday I had a chance to get out and do some driving.  I opted to swing by the Bluffs and see what was about, and to my amazement there were 25 swans - a mix of Mute and Trumpeter swans, which included an immature Trumpeter.  Also diving for fishies was a female Horned Grebe.  Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Horned Grebe - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... s%21/Grebe (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/Grebe)

1 - 4 Swans - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... ots%21/1_4 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/1_4)

5 - 7 Swans - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... ots%21/5_7 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/5_7)

8th Swan - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... ots%21/8_G (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/8_G)

9 - 10 Swans - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... ts%21/9_10 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/9_10)

11 - 14 Swans - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... s%21/11_14 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/11_14)

15 - 18 Swans - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... s%21/15_18 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/15_18)

19 - 23 Swans - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... s%21/19_23 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/19_23)

24 - 25 Swans - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... s%21/24_25 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/24_25)

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Post by: Kin Lau on March 25, 2008, 10:07:09 PM

The grebe was still hanging around on Sunday along with 20-30 Buffleheads and a very co-operative Hooded Merganser.

The Buffleheads were getting very close too. http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Kins- ... 382?full=1 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Kins-Album/Bufflehead_266H3382?full=1)

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Post by: Anonymous on March 26, 2008, 09:20:21 PM

Great shot on that Bufflehead Kin - I noticed that they were a little closer than normal as well but none would shine in the sun the way yours did!

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Post by: Kin Lau on March 26, 2008, 09:28:17 PM

Thanks... then there was this Hoodie http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Kins- ... 837?full=1 (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Kins-Album/Hoodie_266H3837?full=1)

I took 1,000 pictures of it (yes, one thousand).

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Post by: Anonymous on March 26, 2008, 09:30:15 PM

Only 1000?  :lol:

Next time you see it down there, give me a shout - cell number pm'd - would love to add him to the collection!

Attila

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Post by: Iain on March 26, 2008, 09:49:24 PM

That's a great shot of the hoodie Kin.  Well done with the tough exposure and great lighting.

Iain.

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Post by: Kin Lau on March 26, 2008, 10:31:48 PM

Thanks Attila & Iain... the conditions were just perfect that day.