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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: denis on July 02, 2011, 06:04:49 PM

Title: eastern wood-pewee?
Post by: denis on July 02, 2011, 06:04:49 PM

a cute family feeding time shot taken up at carden yesterday.please correct me if i,m wrong on the ID.i,m going by the beak colouring{ dark upper,orange lower}
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5199/5894784533_c12e615a51_b.jpg)

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Post by: Moira on July 02, 2011, 07:51:39 PM

So nice and sharp Denis - what a great catch - the bug isn't even down yet :)  I was thinking it was Canada Day last year that some of us got the barn swallow babies feeding at Carden.  Must be that time of year!

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Post by: thouc on July 02, 2011, 10:57:27 PM

I believe you are right, but not exactly the easiest angle to ID from. The bill coloration on the adult birds are hard to see and can't see if there are any wing bands from this angle. If you have pictures from other angles it would help.

I would guess that the bug actually is on the way up, as it is in the mouth of the adult bird, who is about to feed the juvie.

Great picture, by the way.

/Thomas

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Post by: Reg on July 03, 2011, 08:39:18 AM

Great shot Denis.

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Post by: denis on July 03, 2011, 04:21:12 PM

thanks guys.
thanks thomas,and you,re right. the bug is for the youngun,on the left.
sorry no back shots.

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Post by: Lloyd on July 03, 2011, 06:17:44 PM

The photo clearly illustrates how totally dependent on the parents young birds are. We have so many young Robins in our neighbourhood and it's so comical seeing what looks like two adult birds with one constantly tailing and pestering the other. In fact, it's dad (or mom) and the little guy (who's not so little). Great photo!

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Post by: Vince on July 03, 2011, 10:38:46 PM

That shot is amazing Denis. Unbelievable clarity, sharpness.

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Post by: denis on July 04, 2011, 08:18:16 PM

thanks guys.