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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Niloc on April 26, 2010, 05:05:56 PM

Title: Queens Park today
Post by: Niloc on April 26, 2010, 05:05:56 PM

Tried out Queens Park today took lots of lovely flower pics, only bird of note was a couple of White Throated Sparrows and various birds using a big bird bath..

http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869106.html#photo (http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869106.html#photo)
http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869112.html#photo (http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869112.html#photo)
http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869125.html#photo (http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869125.html#photo)
http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869149.html#photo (http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869149.html#photo)
http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869180.html#photo (http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo4869180.html#photo)

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Post by: Bird Brain on April 26, 2010, 05:38:01 PM

Colin ... great pix!  I especially like your first and fourth photos.  

Jo-Anne  :)

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Post by: denis on April 26, 2010, 05:48:13 PM

great set colin
i especially like your rendition of the starling.exposure is dead on,with great colour,and sharpness.

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Post by: Moira on April 26, 2010, 07:46:17 PM

Lovely shots of the White-Throat and you actually manage to make the Starling attractive :)  very nice colours

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Post by: Niloc on April 26, 2010, 08:58:18 PM

Thanks all..the Starling is underated but you have to be lucky and get the right light...

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Post by: angieinto on April 27, 2010, 07:46:35 AM

I didn't get over there today, probably not all week, it's "year end" at work, too busy.  :(

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Post by: Niloc on April 27, 2010, 05:29:27 PM

Actually Angie I saw you had posted in regards to Queens Park in an earlier post so I checked it out myself... ps thanx Moira,Denis,Birdbrain!

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Post by: angieinto on April 27, 2010, 07:12:41 PM

I'll be heading over there again soon myself, as soon as this year end at work business settles down.    :)

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on April 27, 2010, 08:07:47 PM

Colin,
I'm there this Friday to attend a rally against the proposed cuts to pharmacy (www.stopcuts.ca (http://www.stopcuts.ca)).
Its on the main lawn.
where does one normally find the birds?

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Post by: Niloc on April 27, 2010, 08:30:23 PM

Just walk around and look...I did not see enough to make the trip again there are better placed in the city for sure...

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Post by: Andreas Jonsson on April 27, 2010, 11:33:49 PM

The first white-throated sparrow is really nice!

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Post by: Niloc on April 28, 2010, 09:08:25 AM

Thanks Andreas, they certainlly are quite the eye catch...for me though I have not seen many in Toronto the only other place is High Park for me..

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Post by: Scott on April 28, 2010, 09:37:12 PM

Excellent series Robert.  Its great to see the White Throated Sparrows again!