Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Ally on August 03, 2023, 09:23:11 PM
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I couldn't put it off any longer, so went out before dinner. Went for the grebe, but got the Juvi Yellow crowned night heron too, with the help from some friendly birders there.
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Love the juvi cedar waxing.
Anywhere with mama is home.
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Oh good, you got the Western grebe ... where was it located ... in the marina bay? I would imagine that with repeat visits you may eventually be able to get much closer. I wish that I could give it a try because the last and only time that I saw a WG at CSSP all I had to shoot with was the kit lens (18mm - 135mm) and now I could deploy 420mm, which would absolutely make a difference. A juvenile Yellow-crowned night heron has been a visitor to this site for many years but the few times when I visited (years ago) it was hiding. Same scenario with the often seen Least bittern ... never on my watch. Just thinking about it reminds me of all the birding places I could previously 'park' in years gone by, places which are now only pay-parking, and often even pay-by-QR code-only parking. That means using a cell phone and is therefore well beyond what I would be willing to accept. This sort of thing is quite prevalent here in Pickering, even encroaching onto entire residential sections where you can't even park on the street without QR-code submission via smart phone app. One spot near Highland Creek used to provide parking that has now prohibited it. Examples go on-and-on.
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I think there are areas you don't need to pay, I might be wrong though.
Yes, it was at the marina bay. I don't know the names of the places. I am the annoying kind when people tell me there is a bird somewhere, I would ask, super nicely, could you please take me there. I am grateful that our lovely birder friends always said yes to my ridiculus request.