Outdoor Ontario

Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: lovemypt on May 02, 2020, 01:36:32 PM

Title: Just checking out the reeds along the pond
Post by: lovemypt on May 02, 2020, 01:36:32 PM

A walk along a local park.......checking out the reeds

http://[url=https][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49846032338_a8eb3bd703_c.jpg[/img]American Bittern (https://flic.kr/p/2iWHWNE) by Dave (https://www.flickr.com/photos/108953252@N02/), on Flickr[/url]

American Bittern

Title: Re: Just checking out the reeds along the pond
Post by: MEGHAN on May 02, 2020, 04:45:36 PM

Did you find this guy in Mississauga??
Wow!
Nicely spotted, I've yet to ever see one

Title: Re: Just checking out the reeds along the pond
Post by: lovemypt on May 02, 2020, 05:15:48 PM

yes...................  when I first saw it was 10ft in front of me but my camera was still in backpack, found it again later for shot

Carden is a good spot for them in summer, not sure why system blew the picture up so big

Title: Re: Just checking out the reeds along the pond
Post by: Shortsighted on May 02, 2020, 06:19:40 PM

Terrific find. Was it bellowing?
Only saw one once up in Muskoka, while in a canoe.
Not the heron ... I was in the canoe.

Title: Re: Just checking out the reeds along the pond
Post by: Ally on May 02, 2020, 06:22:27 PM

Funny shot too, like he was struggling to get out the reeds

Title: Re: Just checking out the reeds along the pond
Post by: Dinusaur on May 07, 2020, 09:34:12 AM

Quote from: "lovemypt"

.....not sure why system blew the picture up so big

When you are sharing a Flickr photo you have an option to select the size, I usually go with medium (640x).

Title: Re: Just checking out the reeds along the pond
Post by: lovemypt on May 08, 2020, 08:12:27 AM

Thanks....thank work better