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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Charline on November 09, 2022, 12:55:26 PM

Title: Ducking
Post by: Charline on November 09, 2022, 12:55:26 PM

That's what I would do in the winter, unless my elbow gets in the way, haha.

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 09, 2022, 05:30:44 PM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Axeman on November 11, 2022, 04:56:57 PM

@Charline -- did you take the wood duck pix? They're on my Grail list....


I love when I get the chance to check out the ducks at my mother's house (Lake Ontario)....just amazing at the ducks that overwinter there.

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Charline on November 13, 2022, 08:47:05 PM

Thank you, SS and Axeman.


There are a lot of wood ducks in Toronto. I wonder why they are in the breeding plumages at this time of the year. Or are they? Should the breeding season be in the spring?

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 14, 2022, 08:50:10 AM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Charline on November 15, 2022, 10:23:10 AM

SS, nice shots!! Did you take those with your old Canon?

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 15, 2022, 01:48:35 PM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Axeman on November 18, 2022, 02:15:10 PM

More great WD pix SS!


Lots in TO? hmmmm....go figure....I can never find stuff everyone else sees all the time.

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 18, 2022, 03:01:44 PM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Dinusaur on November 19, 2022, 02:50:21 PM

High Park is famous for abundance of Wood Ducks year-round. Several years ago, at the dawn of my birding, I remember seeing a group of them in early Spring there, flying into nearby trees, looking for nesting holes. I wasn't aware of their nesting habits then, so it was a surprise and had to read about after coming home.

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Charline on November 21, 2022, 05:42:46 PM

Yes, in every pond in High Park. Also there is a small pond within walking distance from me, not far from the Brickworks. Although I have never seen any wood ducks in the Brickworks.

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 21, 2022, 06:15:07 PM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Axeman on November 22, 2022, 03:27:00 PM

wow I would have just dismissed those as mallards....what's the "tell"?


Where is Brick Works?


I'd love to see a male in plumage

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 22, 2022, 04:19:28 PM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 22, 2022, 06:13:27 PM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Charline on November 24, 2022, 01:34:07 PM

My shot from High Park yesterday.


Axeman, TTC bus 28 also goes to the Brickworks.


Attached is my recent photo of the Brickworks.

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 25, 2022, 05:46:13 PM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Charline on November 26, 2022, 12:15:06 PM

SS, wow, you got the who family well documented! Did you find them last summer?

Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 26, 2022, 02:55:03 PM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 28, 2022, 07:58:06 AM

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Title: Re: Ducking
Post by: Shortsighted on November 29, 2022, 09:34:05 AM

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