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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Misty01 on August 18, 2009, 03:50:23 PM

Title: Birds from the cottage
Post by: Misty01 on August 18, 2009, 03:50:23 PM

My husband and I just spent the week up north by Perry Sound and found some feathered friends around the lake.
Sorry about the blur, but the eagle wouldn't let us close enough for a clear shot  :(
I hope you enjoy anyhow!

Bald Eagle
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/DSC03924.jpg)
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/DSC03922.jpg)

Merlin
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/DSC03854.jpg)
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/DSC03847.jpg)

Osprey
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/DSC03949.jpg)

Title: Bald Eagles
Post by: JimmyM on August 18, 2009, 07:16:08 PM

Nice pictures of, bald eagles.
Just guessing - 4th pic - 3rd year , 3rd pic - juvenile ??

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Post by: Misty01 on August 18, 2009, 08:02:12 PM

Thanks Jimmy,

My husband believes the eagle was 3rd - 4th year; as it had a lot of white in the body and a little brown/grey to the head feathers and the yellow bill.
The merlin we believe has been there for a while; he was quite content to sit and watch my husband cast a spinner bait while I took pictures of him for a good 10 min.
We really enjoyed seeing them and were able to point them out to other birders on the lake :D
They said it was the first year that they have seen an eagle on the lake.

Title: Bald Eagles
Post by: JimmyM on August 18, 2009, 10:17:59 PM

Thanks for the corrections - yes I see the feather tufts on the neck - one of the ID's of the osprey .

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Post by: Niloc on August 21, 2009, 02:03:19 PM

Wow would love the opportunity to capture a Bald Eagle...good for you!!!

Title: The Osprey does not look like a juvenile.
Post by: Tyler on September 01, 2009, 10:05:15 PM

Adult Ospreys call back and forth all the time. They can be a very vocal couples.

Why it is not a juvenile.

Young of the year Ospreys have extensive white scaling on their backs and tops of their wings. This scaling is quite visible from a long distance.
it is absent in this Osprey.

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Post by: Misty01 on September 01, 2009, 11:42:20 PM

Tyler; I didn't know that.
Thanks for teaching me something new :D