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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: ravynne40 on May 01, 2010, 10:16:25 PM

Title: Barn Swallows at Col. Sam Smith Park
Post by: ravynne40 on May 01, 2010, 10:16:25 PM

Today at Col. Sam Smith Park the barn swallows where chittering and chattering and clicking away and busy building their nests under the platform, I was fortunate enough to get some "resting" shots.
One bird has strange coloring..not white underbelly.. was wondering if anyone has ever seen this in other barn swallows?
here is his image

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/4569851546_c5f9b0e95a_o.jpg)

here is another with white underbelly
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4569213371_df50d8bd0a_o.jpg)

Irene

Title: cool!
Post by: Napper on May 02, 2010, 12:06:47 AM

Hey!

them be fantastic shots :!:

them there Barn swallows showed up en mass yesterday at Downsview.

There was one up here in Tiny Township today as well.

Napper
 :D

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Post by: cocosally on May 02, 2010, 12:47:51 AM

Very nice shots! I think the one with white is Fmale, with a shorter fork tail, the one with orange underpart and longer fork tail is the male ^_^
( I am just guessing) or maybe one in it's mating color and the other is not?

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Post by: ravynne40 on May 02, 2010, 08:29:23 AM

thanks for the compliments on the shots, one male and all them females?? wow! he really is outnumbered!
i'm thinking maybe he's a young one? nothing in my book tells me anything other then the white belly

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Post by: Moira on May 02, 2010, 08:52:12 AM

Can't comment on the white belly, but they're great shots Irene.

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Post by: JW Mills on May 02, 2010, 10:18:05 AM

Nice shots Irene!
A pale underbelly and shorter forked tail suggest either a female or juvenile (from Birds of Canada)

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Post by: Niloc on May 02, 2010, 08:38:25 PM

Wonderful compositions Irene bravo!!!

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Post by: Niloc on May 02, 2010, 08:39:26 PM

Quote from: "zed"

Nice shots Irene!
A pale underbelly and shorter forked tail suggest either a female or juvenile (from Birds of Canada)

Zed are you refering to Lone Pine Publishing's Birds of Canada?

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Post by: JW Mills on May 02, 2010, 10:54:36 PM

Quote from: "Niloc"

Quote from: "zed"

Nice shots Irene!
A pale underbelly and shorter forked tail suggest either a female or juvenile (from Birds of Canada)

Zed are you refering to Lone Pine Publishing's Birds of Canada?

 
I'm referring to Birds of Canada by Earl Godfrey, published by National Museums of Canada

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Post by: jjmb on May 03, 2010, 03:02:31 PM

Awesome pics! How do you add the photos into the post? I can't find the instructions anywhere, except to say that you have to do it through and external site. Your help is appreciated.

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Post by: Moira on May 03, 2010, 05:01:58 PM

Where are you posting your pics?  If it's Flikr, I'm happy to help out.

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Post by: lovetobird on May 04, 2010, 08:41:15 PM

Great set of images, really like the second one

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Post by: Photoman on May 04, 2010, 10:12:59 PM

Great photos, 2nd shot is my fav, nice rich colors and detail. Very nice work.

Clemens 8)