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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Bluffs Birder on July 23, 2010, 09:38:45 PM

Title: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Post by: Bluffs Birder on July 23, 2010, 09:38:45 PM

A few photos of this very rare visitor to Ontario.

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_k1pXepVI5SQ/TEoqdkCsQhI/AAAAAAAAKV8/Wt3n-sWLIo4/s800/0017.JPG)

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_k1pXepVI5SQ/TEoq6PQ-bCI/AAAAAAAAKWI/piYdXfonHnQ/s800/0031.JPG)

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_k1pXepVI5SQ/TEosIyYfc_I/AAAAAAAAKWc/yjgugHnTvUc/s800/0066.JPG)

Walter

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Post by: denis on July 24, 2010, 09:04:25 AM

congrats walter on this fine capture.
looks like he was out pretty far.is this a large crop?

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Post by: Cody on July 24, 2010, 09:18:13 AM

Very nice!

It's amazing that this bird is in Ontario!

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Post by: JW Mills on July 24, 2010, 12:03:04 PM

Nice!
I've never seen one of these, thanks for sharing.

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Post by: Bluffs Birder on July 24, 2010, 06:17:50 PM

Thanks for the comments.  Well worth the drive, especially if you add in a few other stops along the way - the Constructed Wetlands in Brighton being one of them.

Zed - The BBWD and MALLs did a good feeding tour of the pond while we were there.  No cropping done.

Walter