Outdoor Ontario
Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Shortsighted on October 14, 2017, 02:13:05 PM
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Following the thread of Perch Isolation on a new spool, I previously neglected to suggest that there is a naturally occurring perch that offers perfect isolation and it is present around the perimeter of most of our waterfront parks. The crest horizon of the boulders along a spit may provide a convenient perch for birds and it presents little obstacle to the photographer. The background water will be either out-of-focus or sufficiently distorted to create a piquant effect in a photograph. I've attached a few examples of aqua scena. Indeed, even a conventional perch might fall into line at being both well isolated and fortuitously located for aqua scena. I'll attach an example of that as well.
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Breeding Spotted Sandpiper taken at the point of Ashbridges spit. If you do not peer over the rocks you will fail to discover what lurks there.
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Breeding Semipalmated Sandpiper separated from the rowdy flock (don't ask) chose a choice rock to perch on. I wasn't going to let that opportunity slip away. Taken at Sam Smith.
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A flock of Dunlin were circling the spit at Sam Smith appraising the rocks for a suitable resting place. Being creatures of habit I knew they would eventually settle somewhere along the rocks.
There were no birds at the extreme western point so I tried Whimbrel Point and there they were muttering and peeping to each other like school children at recess. I climbed down closer to the water around the event horizon and out-of-sight. Rock by rock, inch by inch I approached in the most laissez-faire non-threatening manner. Avoiding eye contact until I finally turned with camera obscuring my face and captured the moment. Those rocks offered excellent perch isolation.
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Breeding Ruddy Turnstone strenuously engaged in trying to turn that mighty rock. I took advantage of their collective and futile efforts as a distraction for my approach. They gave up the Herculean task and turned to lesser travail.
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Golden-crowned Kinglet near a pond and spending much of its precious time close to the ground where I also photographed it. Some of the twigs were isolated and one in particular caught my eye. I focused on it and waited as the kinglet approached at close to that level. Sure enough the anticipation paid off. It presided there only a moment but that's all I needed.
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Wow, just awesome photos!