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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Niloc on December 26, 2010, 02:18:50 PM

Title: Long Eared Owl - Leslie Spit Today
Post by: Niloc on December 26, 2010, 02:18:50 PM: Worth the long long long long walk in the cold lol!!!!

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on December 26, 2010, 04:03:43 PM: nice job, colin.
its funny - i was going to go to the Spit today, but my wife and i had to go to Pacific Mall (long story).
i would probably have bumped into you
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Post by: Moira on December 26, 2010, 08:07:07 PM: Terrific shots. I went the other - to Presquile Park and was disappointed - no owls :( Saw very few birds actually - bald eagle was our highlight though. We got a good look a it.
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Post by: dizzy on December 26, 2010, 09:18:58 PM: Nice capture. I was there as well. Not so lucky at finding any owls, but got some nice looks at a N Shrike, and Am Kestrel.

Mike
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Post by: Niloc on December 26, 2010, 10:11:46 PM: Thanks all...hey Mike a Northern Shrike wow that is even harder to see than an owl...I was actually looking for Redpolls when this guy flew right by me twice...
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Post by: ravynne40 on December 27, 2010, 08:24:11 AM: Great shots. I love these guys, I should check and see if the local owls are around in the west end too :)
now..where did i put the longjohns??? (i'm really hating this cold weather if anyone else wants to add to that!)

enjoy the day
Irene
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Post by: denis on December 27, 2010, 11:40:31 AM: nice catch colin.
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Post by: dizzy on December 27, 2010, 02:43:24 PM: Hey Robert, was that you in the woods (south of the red bridge) taking pictures at a flock of birds with a long black lens? I wanted to approach you to see what you were photographing, but i didn't want to disturb you, you seemed focused.

Mike
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Post by: Niloc on December 27, 2010, 03:24:52 PM: Quote from: "dizzy"
Hey Robert, was that you in the woods (south of the red bridge) taking pictures at a flock of birds with a long black lens? I wanted to approach you to see what you were photographing, but i didn't want to disturb you, you seemed focused.

Mike

Hey Mike the name is Colin the Robert is just from my quote lol, anyway yah that was me I was looking for Redpolls and I thought I saw some in with that flock of Finches...anyway very shortly after that is when I encountered the Owl..
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Post by: dizzy on December 27, 2010, 05:51:34 PM: Sorry about that Colin. I wasn't sure.

Mike
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Post by: Niloc on December 27, 2010, 05:54:39 PM: No problem Mike, next time we cross paths we should say hellow...I went there again today man was it windy but worth it as I did get pics of the Redpolls!
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Post by: dizzy on December 27, 2010, 07:39:21 PM: Hi Colin, I was down there as well today, were you with a friend? I saw two people walking on the trail leading into the boat rental turnoff with photography equipment. I was on my way out of that area. It was brutally cold and windy.

Mike
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Post by: Niloc on December 27, 2010, 07:52:17 PM: Quote from: "dizzy"
Hi Colin, I was down there as well today, were you with a friend? I saw two people walking on the trail leading into the boat rental turnoff with photography equipment. I was on my way out of that area. It was brutally cold and windy.

Mike

No I was by myself cold and tired I swear at one point the wind was 100km/h lol...I was near that area but just walked by...spent a lot of time near the lighthouse the field just to the left of it had 2 hawks hunting around and I am pretty sure I saw the Shrike...
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Post by: dizzy on December 27, 2010, 09:19:55 PM: You are a trooper to walk to the lighthouse on a day like today. I hardly ever make it to the lighthouse so far of a walk.

Mike
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Post by: JW Mills on December 27, 2010, 11:16:39 PM: Well done Colin!
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Post by: Niloc on December 27, 2010, 11:24:26 PM: Thanks everyone for the nice comments this was a real eye catcher for me usual the Spit has not been kind to me lol!