Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Shortsighted on July 08, 2025, 01:50:06 PM
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When I took out the garbage this morning there was not the slightest breeze ... absolutely wind-still and thick humidity, like a jungle. In the woodlot across the street I may have heard, or imagined hearing a kookaburra. Then, were those monkeys in the trees? Nahh! I drove over to Reesor (lower) pond because someone spotted a Common Gallinule with two chicks a few days ago. I did see one gallinule swim from the western shore to the central grass patch but then it disappeared. Also saw a Virginia rail fly across the same stretch of water in the reverse direction. There were several juvenile pied-billed grebe on the other side of the pond. Also spotted a juvenile Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Chipping sparrow, Swamp sparrow, Eastern kingbird (still one nest with two chicks), House finch, Green-backed heron flyover and one kingfisher (out of phot0 reach). I did NOT see gallinule (Moorhen) chicks.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-J85bhsV/0/KMmsLns5dsK4TFQ9GRmWmbhq4BMjPd7SGnrPjKjbJ/M/Gallinule%2C3%2C8th%2Ccropped-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-J85bhsV/A)
Common gallinule
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-N5T6H8p/0/MzBJ4HFjwDxKxgXkDLQGkSqzf5WCJQWTgCgrVGkcp/M/YBSS%2C2%2C8th%2Ccropped-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-N5T6H8p/A)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-vz3NbgF/0/NLK7x8TJP4LknFkNpdv4JnQwz94BFvH2R5LzkKMXv/M/Green%20heron%2Ccropped-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-vz3NbgF/A)
Green-backed heron
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-J3MTfNd/0/LgbjV8pG28Kq6TrcvwFTTmSQLJJ5wkmMHzjGz9BgT/M/Chicks%2C8th%2Ccropped-M.jpg) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-J3MTfNd/A)
Dragonfly tail sticking out of chick's mouth
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-n48V346/0/Mb7SjthKCg6phqg34SQLgW3KZJqRh9NkRqxPThqSj/M/Kingbird%2C8th%2Ccropped-M.jpg) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-n48V346/A)
Eastern kingbird