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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Brian Bailey on July 30, 2009, 10:23:05 PM

Title: Nesting Grebes an Hungry Beavers
Post by: Brian Bailey on July 30, 2009, 10:23:05 PM

I planned to make a quick bike tour of Sam Smith Park this evening and ended up staying until dusk.

South winds pushed the new Red-necked Grebe nest closer to shore.  Not close enough for great pictures, but good enough for documentary images:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3773996822_da2fafd94c_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3773996736_81bbbf89bc_o.jpg)

These ones must have inspired the first nesters, because they have re-built their nest as well:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2554/3773996618_87290f2350_o.jpg)

Also there were a couple of very large, brazen beavers:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3773997002_0daa92c64b_o.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3559/3773997098_df117130f3_o.jpg)

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Post by: Photoman on August 02, 2009, 09:27:56 PM

NICE. The beaver shots are fantastic.

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Post by: Misty01 on August 02, 2009, 10:42:41 PM

very nice pictures, it looks like the beaver was hanging out at your feet !

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Post by: Brian Bailey on August 10, 2009, 09:28:48 PM

They were really close.  I had to back up to get the whole beaver in the frame at 70mm!

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Post by: The Observer on August 11, 2009, 08:15:27 AM

Wow, who knew beavers were so bold! Great shots! You renew my desire to get back to Sam Smith! Thanks for sharing!