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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: winz on January 15, 2017, 09:40:09 PM

Title: Rarities at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto
Post by: winz on January 15, 2017, 09:40:09 PM

I was lucky to photograph these 3 today.

American Pipit

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/665/32336792695_4849182a22_c.jpg)

Eared Grebe

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/388/31959820860_0b3de90fc6_c.jpg)

King Eider

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/266/31959820230_cd0827ef87_c.jpg)

Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: Rarities at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto
Post by: Brian Bailey on January 16, 2017, 02:34:33 PM

Nice shots! The Pipit has been sulking in tall grass every time I see him. He looks like he's having a tough enough time without me trying to chase him into the open.

BB

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Title: Re: Rarities at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto
Post by: winz on January 16, 2017, 06:53:06 PM

Thanks Brian.  The American Pipit in the open was pure luck.  I was walking the path going east, just past Whimbrel Point scanning for the Eared Grebe, when I noticed this bird coming in over the water from the east.  It landed on the rocks and posed for a few shots, then flew off into the long grass on the Whimbrel Point hill.

Title: Re: Rarities at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto
Post by: Dinusaur on January 16, 2017, 10:15:57 PM

Very nice set. I managed to drop by there this afternoon and got some close up photos of the Grebe. First time I saw an Eared grebe was back in November in the park and the bird was far into the lake. Not sure if it is the same one.