Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Shortsighted on October 30, 2024, 03:54:11 PM
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This morning I saw several groups of shorebirds flying around, although not at the same time, but never saw where any of them landed. There were a lot of ducks in numbers enough to form rafts. Mixed species of Scaup, Reheaded, Mallards, Gadwall, Am. Widgeon and even a few Canvasback. Watched a flock of Common Goldeneye land on the water. None of these ducks were close enough to photograph in a meaningful way.
Along the stony beach were three Dunlin, which I later saw again on mudflats, and a single very intelligent American Golden plover. The plover was standing on a stone in excellent sunlight and I almost walked into it. When I did see it I froze and then just sat down for a rather extended tete du tete. I did most of the talking but it did peep once when I mentioned Trump. It was in no hurry to go anywhere. The dunlins were less patient.
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Dunlin ( non-breeding )
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Testing the water
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Canvasback ... way out there
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-bCzBckP/0/K9rrMR4TpZpFngjp8CsdBwJxKHcb7vQn3BHc9LpjH/L/30%2CGoldeneye%20group%2Ccropped-L.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-bCzBckP/A)
Common Goldeneye fleet
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-NgmSGH9/0/KMgPQ64LQfpPd7jhz55fHBtd5GfSzQP2fTTXFWqNw/L/30%2CGP%2Cside%2Ccropped-L.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-NgmSGH9/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-pkBWvxr/0/KFH2jZS95WdkTmbqnwhwNjbWsm85J3HKrgfzKmhqJ/L/30%2CGP%2Chunched%2Ccropped-L.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-pkBWvxr/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-vZkHBTN/0/KKmL4nfrSbbtb8PDM5w8Z2X4fkGzKLXGKmZxLvd8t/L/30%2CGP%20head%20shot%202%2Ccropped-L.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-vZkHBTN/A)
8 x 10 glossy
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American Golden Plover ( non-breeding )
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-ZnJpCLx/0/NDXpdRMbf4XvP5hJ9pzw3Rg78W3tQVXwTHTGFMGhV/L/30%2Cmute%20flying%2Ccropped-L.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-ZnJpCLx/A)
Mute in flight