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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Vince on January 10, 2011, 10:14:38 PM

Title: Some birds on the Niagara River - January 10, 2011
Post by: Vince on January 10, 2011, 10:14:38 PM

Canvasback Ducks
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mGRLtyQvsmE/TSvGOAOVN7I/AAAAAAAACC8/obTznO4D_cU/s800/DSC_1368.JPG)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mGRLtyQvsmE/TSuZp23mQ0I/AAAAAAAACCM/Nd5RrSyNlMA/s800/DSC_1397.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_mGRLtyQvsmE/TSvFdnItn4I/AAAAAAAACCo/40oCAxSyXVk/s800/DSC_1375.JPG)
These guys (and a lady) didn't like the photographer
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mGRLtyQvsmE/TSvGFpoukwI/AAAAAAAACC4/7UFnluDtnZw/s800/DSC_1362.JPG)
White-winged Scoter at a distance
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_mGRLtyQvsmE/TSuXdswt2rI/AAAAAAAACCI/mWmn-Yhoj00/DSC_1227.JPG)

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Post by: farmer on January 11, 2011, 07:46:01 AM

Nice set of photos! Do the males and females have different eye colours? I noticed some have red eyes and some are not.

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Post by: Kin Lau on January 11, 2011, 08:42:31 AM

Very nice... I was wondering how close the Canvasbacks were when it was reported that there's 2500 of them on the Niagara River. This looks very close.

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Post by: denis on January 11, 2011, 09:38:44 AM

nice canvasbacks vince,and one i,ve yet to see.

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Post by: Vince on January 11, 2011, 09:45:39 AM

Thanks for the comments.
I was headed to Niagara and received the ONT BIRDS report on my BB so decided to take a look. As reported, they were on the Niagara River between Niagara Falls and Ft Erie. Many were pretty close to the shore but headed out as soon as I saw them. I had more luck taking the pictures from my car. There are several small parking areas along the road and was able to pull in and open my window. It was getting late in the afternoon and the lighting wasn't good.
Yes, the male has bright red eyes, the female not.

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Post by: lovetobird on January 11, 2011, 07:35:09 PM

Nice series, really like the third one of the female

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Post by: Andreas Jonsson on January 14, 2011, 04:17:19 PM

Love the first pic. But perhaps it would benefit from a different cropping? Thanks for posting.

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Post by: Vince on January 14, 2011, 06:59:15 PM

Thanks for the suggestion. Actually, it isn't cropped at all and I'm not adept enought in Photoshop to get that female in front, out of the picture.