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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Moira on December 04, 2010, 09:50:39 PM

Title: Black-bellied Plover
Post by: Moira on December 04, 2010, 09:50:39 PM

While photographing the Reddish Egret at Fort DeSoto Park, I noticed a shorebird beside him.  I was focused on the Egret, but did take a few shots and Reuven has identified it as a black-bellied plover, another first for me.  There were a couple of these along my walk.

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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5233315944_e86dcb0c78_z.jpg)

Title: Black-bellied plover
Post by: aviator on December 04, 2010, 10:07:45 PM

I'm enjoying your Ft DeSoto portfolio. Guess you have something bigger than my point and shoot camera! Did you get a closeup of the woodstork? If not I'll post one.

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Post by: denis on December 05, 2010, 11:16:54 AM

nice shots moira.
there were several of these in pickering during the fall migration.

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Post by: lovetobird on December 05, 2010, 12:57:00 PM

Another awesome set of shorebird images and once again lighting is fantastic, can't wait to see more!

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Post by: Moira on December 05, 2010, 04:52:07 PM

Thanks for the comments guys.  I didn't see any wood storks at Fort DeSoto, but did see a large group at Celery Fields with about 28 Roseate Spoonbills.  The first day I went, both birds never took their bills out of the water, so I have a lot of bent over shots :)  When I went to Florida in March I took so many shots of the Wood Storks, that I made myself pull back a bit this trip.  I have an IF, and some wading shots, but no close-up ... so post away!