Outdoor Ontario

Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: denis on June 22, 2011, 07:23:36 PM

Title: virginia rail
Post by: denis on June 22, 2011, 07:23:36 PM

spent 3 hours with these guys on monday,and got a few shots of the babies,but not that great.a tough environment to shoot in.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/5861761734_34bcf41dfb_b.jpg)
rail with snail
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5038/5861762284_bc58653a40_b.jpg)
first look at a baby
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/5861762464_05cdc41984_b.jpg)
in the open
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5861762066_b9d6232ff4_b.jpg)

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Post by: Moira on June 22, 2011, 07:47:06 PM

WTG Denis - I've never seen the babies before.  They always seem to be in the rushes - hard to get nice b/g's - but nice just to see.

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Post by: angieinto on June 22, 2011, 08:12:06 PM

We totally lucked out at Carden last year and saw one of these with her chicks, cute little black balls of fluff!  :D
Nice pics!

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Post by: Reg on June 22, 2011, 09:08:08 PM

WOW!! Denis you weren't kidding when you said you got the Virginia rail with her babies
these are great pictures, Congrats.

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Post by: denis on June 23, 2011, 09:06:44 AM

Quote from: "Moira"

WTG Denis - I've never seen the babies before.  They always seem to be in the rushes - hard to get nice b/g's - but nice just to see.

thanks moira
they would run by once in a while,but wouldn,t stop in the open.

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Post by: denis on June 23, 2011, 09:08:10 AM

thanks angie,and reg.
would of loved better BG,s,and lower angle,but almost impossible with these guys.

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Post by: Whittam on June 23, 2011, 09:42:16 AM

Very nice shots!  Well done!  A tough shoot for sure!  Cheers Terry

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Post by: denis on June 23, 2011, 04:08:19 PM

thanks terry

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Post by: steve rossi on June 23, 2011, 08:09:20 PM

Awesome set of shots Denis.

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Post by: denis on June 23, 2011, 08:10:35 PM

thanks steve