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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: What was that? on November 30, 2009, 05:28:26 PM

Title: At last, I gone bagged me a Hoodie
Post by: What was that? on November 30, 2009, 05:28:26 PM

First two from the bridge, Humber Bay (hence the angle)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4148570822/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4148570822/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4147814113/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4147814113/)
Second two from near the road bridge - Humber Bay
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4148574990/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4148574990/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4148568800/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4148568800/)
I've been trying for ages. Several people told me that they were in one pond or another, but no luck, until I stumbled on them (big feet) and chased 'em down (waiting for them to dive before I moved closer).

Total of around 150 shots, these are the best - don'tcha just love digital.
Graham

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Post by: denis on November 30, 2009, 05:45:06 PM

great pics graham. i also got my first hoodie shots,a few weeks ago.
denis

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Post by: Kin Lau on November 30, 2009, 06:34:17 PM

Nicely done... I miss Humber Bay for the ducks.

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Post by: Niloc on December 01, 2009, 10:58:28 AM

Nice ones!!!

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on December 01, 2009, 04:30:32 PM

Humber Bay is my favourite spot to shoot water foul. in that small area, you have hooded mergansers, swans, great blue herons, egrets, gadwells, common mergansers, buffleheads and, once, i spied a long-tail duck.

nice pictures.

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Post by: What was that? on December 01, 2009, 05:53:00 PM

Thanks for the compliments all.
I am out that way on Wednesday afternoon, on the way to the Palais to support the Dancing Classrooms (the one where the kids learn to dance and compete against other schools. The movie Take the Lead (filmed in Toronto) was based on it (also the docutainment - Mad Hot Ballroom).

Anyone else out at Humber Bay for birding/photography?
Dancing?

Graham