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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: denis on July 11, 2011, 10:13:26 PM

Title: babies
Post by: denis on July 11, 2011, 10:13:26 PM

a few babie taken during the last 2 weeks.
baby killdeer
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/5928747680_3c4fb25381_b.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5928189459_f39fbbb76f_b.jpg)
the next 2 are baby sparrows.i,m guessing savanah sparrow,and the second beeing a grasshopper.both taken in carden.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6024/5928192361_9fa7d36d16_b.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6136/5928750162_61d371c9db_b.jpg)

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Post by: lovemypt on July 12, 2011, 12:22:07 PM

Great shots of the young Killdeer, I have seen many adults guarding their nests but never found any young ones yet, good find


Dave

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Post by: denis on July 12, 2011, 06:55:13 PM

thanks dave.
i also found many nests,but these are the first babies i,ve had a chance to photograph.

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Post by: Whittam on July 12, 2011, 07:31:05 PM

Very cute Denis.....  nice work!  Cheers Terry

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Post by: Reg on July 12, 2011, 08:36:22 PM

Beautiful shots Denis I really like the Killdeers

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Post by: denis on July 12, 2011, 09:29:00 PM

thanks guys

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Post by: JW Mills on July 12, 2011, 11:04:19 PM

Quote from: "Reg"

Beautiful shots Denis I really like the Killdeers

+1

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Post by: egret on July 13, 2011, 01:04:07 PM

beautiful shots!

I used to see these birds at the Leslie St Spit

are they the ones who pretend to be dead

not sure


Egret :)

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Post by: denis on July 13, 2011, 06:47:18 PM

thanks john.
egret. the parents usually pretend to have a broken wing to lead you away from the nest.

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Post by: steve rossi on July 13, 2011, 07:08:00 PM

Nice set of the young ones Denis,love the Kildeers.

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Post by: denis on July 13, 2011, 08:15:26 PM

thanks steve

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Post by: surfinbird on July 15, 2011, 08:23:30 PM

Nice series , I saw a few young ones on the spit . When the parents say go they go , I got a wonderful shot of it's butt as zipped into the grasses .
Rob

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Post by: denis on July 16, 2011, 11:04:45 AM

thanks rob