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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: What was that? on April 16, 2010, 10:47:41 AM

Title: Other stuff at Humber Bay and CSS park.
Post by: What was that? on April 16, 2010, 10:47:41 AM

At CSS (Mon)
Horned Grebes - so many about, but none too close to shore. A new one for me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525353513/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525353513/)

American Coot, never been so close.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525982268/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525982268/)

Up close and personl with the flasher (RWBB, great display)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525981424/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525981424/)

Bufflehead showing it's pride
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525341641/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525341641/)

At Humber Bay (Wed)
- BTW, great cloud formations early on, got some nice landscapes, need wider angle lens to do better job, waiting on Xmas).
But for now.
Caspian Tern fishing in the baoting pond.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525972346/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525972346/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525343191/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525343191/)

Mute Swan making a nest in East Humber Bay, near to the bridge by boating pond. (Another one is making a nest by the marina on the West Humber Bay).
I did see several broken eggs nearby, don't know where they came from.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525978180/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4525978180/)

Lots to see now after the famine of winter. Getting quite exciting again.

Graham

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Post by: Photoman on April 16, 2010, 06:04:36 PM

Very nice shots Graham, I like the coot and swan pic's the best, great work.

Clemens 8)

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Post by: What was that? on April 16, 2010, 09:11:12 PM

Thanks Clemens.

Hope to improve to your level one day.

Graham