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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Reg on February 05, 2011, 08:23:28 PM

Title: Taken Feb. 5 In Durham
Post by: Reg on February 05, 2011, 08:23:28 PM

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5419240449_a1442ed749_z.jpg)
Barred Owl
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5419849074_dbe9d450bb_z.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5419847348_fe4d433d2a_z.jpg)
Male Common Mergansers
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5419845204_49cb4db075_z.jpg)
Hooded Merganser
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5419839064_5435afbcbf_z.jpg)
Mute Swans

Also I saw a GBH Fly over my House this morning.
Isn't it early for them???

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Post by: JW Mills on February 05, 2011, 10:40:36 PM

Hey Reg, nice shots of the Owl. I was there myself from about 9:30 to 11 and got him in the same tree.
 
As for the GBH, I saw one regularly at Lambton Woods until Jan 2

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Post by: Reg on February 06, 2011, 09:51:15 AM

Quote from: "zed"

Hey Reg, nice shots of the Owl. I was there myself from about 9:30 to 11 and got him in the same tree.
 
As for the GBH, I saw one regularly at Lambton Woods until Jan 2

Thanks Zed
I was just passing by when I saw the Owl, it was about 1:30 PM there were a couple of guys
there, it was the first Owl i've seen this winter, I was excited to get a couple of shots of him.

As for the GBH, I was suprised to see one this early, according to my book they don't return
until late march, but these days you can't go by the book

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Post by: skyviewer on February 07, 2011, 05:41:57 PM

Hey great shots Reg i was there around that time and got a couple pics myself.  I had my 22 month old daughter with me.  If you were the gentleman that told me about the owl thanks alot cause that was my daughters first owl sighting.  I noticed we shoot with the same lens.

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Post by: Reg on February 07, 2011, 07:15:52 PM

Quote from: "skyviewer"

Hey great shots Reg i was there around that time and got a couple pics myself.  I had my 22 month old daughter with me.  If you were the gentleman that told me about the owl thanks alot cause that was my daughters first owl sighting.  I noticed we shoot with the same lens.

Thanks Skyviewer, no it wasn't me that spoke to you, I hapened upon it myself and only stayed for a short while
it was my first Owl as well. Glad to here your daughter enjoyed the sighting, they are rare but very nice to see.

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Post by: Scott on February 07, 2011, 11:59:21 PM

Great series Reg and good job with the Barred Owl.

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Post by: Reg on February 08, 2011, 11:35:43 AM

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Great series Reg and good job with the Barred Owl.

Thanks Scott it was my first encounter with an Owl

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Post by: Luv2Bird on February 08, 2011, 12:45:46 PM

Aren't these Trumpeter Swans (black bill as opposed to orange) or is it the lighting?

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Post by: thouc on February 08, 2011, 01:41:27 PM

Those are juvenile Mute Swans (can see the knob on the bill) in process of molting into adult plumage.