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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Shortsighted on October 21, 2017, 05:29:12 PM

Title: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Shortsighted on October 21, 2017, 05:29:12 PM

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Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Shortsighted on October 22, 2017, 11:29:37 AM

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-fsqgjGQ/0/7b6d40c3/XL/i-fsqgjGQ-XL.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-fsqgjGQ/A)
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Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Ally on October 22, 2017, 12:19:21 PM

Powerful portraits and commentary. I feel I can count it's hair!

Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Shortsighted on October 23, 2017, 05:17:11 PM

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-p3F9Fvq/0/86558429/L/i-p3F9Fvq-L.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-p3F9Fvq/A)
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Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: thouc on October 24, 2017, 10:14:47 AM

Great closeups!

The second White-crowned Sparrow should be labelled immature (adult males and females look the same)

/Thomas

Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Paul O'Toole on October 24, 2017, 03:43:41 PM

Great Gray Owl

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2814/33458410292_db946ff409_b.jpg)

Northern Hawk Owl

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8539848165_34c641d670_b.jpg)

Boreal Owl

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/28963004850_cab3325d33_b.jpg)

Northern Saw-whet Owl

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/30916553171_66cea465a1_b.jpg)

Long Eared Owl

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/30653089993_a2b5ecdf69_b.jpg)

Snowy Owl

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5786/23828169796_b6dfdbc2dd_b.jpg)

* I have never seen or photographed a Great Horned Owl strangely enough.

Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Ally on October 24, 2017, 05:06:35 PM

OWL MY GOD!

Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Shortsighted on October 24, 2017, 05:14:30 PM

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Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Dinusaur on October 24, 2017, 06:08:03 PM

Wow, those owl shots are fantastic - never seen a Boreal owl, gorgeous animal.

Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: MikeN on October 25, 2017, 10:10:04 PM

Its no Owl, but Female Cardinals have always given me less good photo ops than the boys. This was an exception.

Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Shortsighted on October 26, 2017, 06:39:29 PM

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Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: thouc on November 05, 2017, 10:25:48 PM

(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/69898721/640)

(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/69898711/640)

Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Shortsighted on November 06, 2017, 07:50:37 AM

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Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: thouc on November 06, 2017, 09:41:44 AM

They are both adult Ring-billed Gulls starting to get some winter plumage (the spotting on the head).

Title: Re: BIRD PORTRAITS
Post by: Shortsighted on November 06, 2017, 05:28:55 PM

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