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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: lovetobird on April 26, 2010, 09:53:10 AM

Title: Brown Thrasher, Imm. RT Hawk
Post by: lovetobird on April 26, 2010, 09:53:10 AM

Had another fabulous outing at Carden Alvar near Orillia, this place never disappoints. Had two very special moments, the first was being able to see a Brown Thrasher in the open and singing, previous two sightings were in thick bushes which meant no pictures:( And the second I will never forget, Just after leaving Carden I spotted a RT Hawk on a fence post right on the side of Hwy 12. My wife turned the car around and we sat back trying to figure out how to approach it without it taking off, as they usually do:) We had no other choice than to slowly approach, with me ready to shoot out the window with the car moving, now comes the crazy part, we pulled within 20 feet and the young one didn't take off. After reeling off a bunch of shots, I felt the bird didn't see me as a threat and then proceeded slowly out of the car and the bird again didn't fly away. I was able to get within 15 feet standing upright and still the bird stayed still, what an amazing subject this guy was, a once in a lifetime moment. You can check out more pictures and full account of the day by clicking the link below in the sig. section. Have a great week everyone.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/4554660112_2dfed843a0.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/4554660312_31dbf8f069.jpg)

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Post by: Niloc on April 26, 2010, 10:03:41 AM

Wow love the Thrasher, both pics are nice but the Thrasher is a superb catch thanks for sharing!

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Post by: denis on April 26, 2010, 05:24:43 PM

great catch!

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Post by: Moira on April 26, 2010, 07:51:01 PM

Lucky you ... I've never been able to get a hawk along the roadside (many attempts!).  What a great capture on the Thrasher.

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Post by: lovetobird on April 28, 2010, 10:08:35 PM

Thanks everyone, it was a day I'll never forget

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Post by: Luv2Bird on April 30, 2010, 09:52:47 PM

Super shot of the Thrasher .. lucky you!  Last summer Vince and I had similar experiences "stalking" hawks on telephone poles / wires. We found that the young ones are not as quick to take off. In fact we got several shots of a 3 month old (confirmed by the farmer who knew he'd been thrown out of the nest).  Note the shape of the barring on your bird. It's usually the immature ones that have that pattern.