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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Moira on October 04, 2009, 03:59:10 PM

Title: Outing to Humber Bay Park East today
Post by: Moira on October 04, 2009, 03:59:10 PM

A little disappointed in the sharpness, but thrilled at what we saw.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981328710/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981328710/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326336/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326336/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326228/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326228/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326104/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326104/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981325998/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981325998/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3980565255/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3980565255/)

Title: Re: Outing to Humber Bay Park East today
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on October 04, 2009, 06:40:43 PM

Quote from: "Moira"

A little disappointed in the sharpness, but thrilled at what we saw.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981328710/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981328710/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326336/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326336/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326228/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326228/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326104/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981326104/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981325998/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3981325998/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3980565255/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40798812@N03/3980565255/)

cool shots.
just wondering what part of the Bay you were at?
i have Tuesday off and may go down to take some pictures.

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Post by: Anonymous on October 05, 2009, 08:46:51 AM

Neat shots - they'll be really gorgeous in the spring when they get their mating colours on.

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Post by: Moira on October 07, 2009, 07:52:52 AM

YogiStewart:  Sorry I didn't see your message earlier.   We were on the east side of the park.  There is a walkway that passes the memorial to the Air India passengers.  If you continue past there there is a marsh/pond on the north side of the walkway and a small creek on the south side.  The ducks were all in the pond on the north side.  You can get right in there at several access points for good viewing. - several photographers were there.  I am now convinced I need some sort of "camo gear".  On the very east side of this water, there is a path that goes right around (thru some shrubbery!) and you get a great view.  The male hooded merganser seemed to stay on the east side of this path (which I think is really the Lake), while the others were in the smaller pond.  Unfortunately, they still seemed just too far away for me and my 400 lens!  I plan on trying again.

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Post by: egret on October 07, 2009, 02:03:55 PM

Moira:

tks for sharing these

they are lovely px


Egret :)

 :D

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on October 08, 2009, 02:00:08 PM

Quote from: "Moira"

YogiStewart:  Sorry I didn't see your message earlier.   We were on the east side of the park.  There is a walkway that passes the memorial to the Air India passengers.  If you continue past there there is a marsh/pond on the north side of the walkway and a small creek on the south side.  The ducks were all in the pond on the north side.  You can get right in there at several access points for good viewing. - several photographers were there.  I am now convinced I need some sort of "camo gear".  On the very east side of this water, there is a path that goes right around (thru some shrubbery!) and you get a great view.  The male hooded merganser seemed to stay on the east side of this path (which I think is really the Lake), while the others were in the smaller pond.  Unfortunately, they still seemed just too far away for me and my 400 lens!  I plan on trying again.

we went today. great park! we saw the merganser(s) and 2 herons and the egret and lots of other things.

some great birds are near that neat looking birdhouse in the butterfly garden at the front of the park