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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Jaedon on May 22, 2007, 07:31:39 PM

Title: Black Crowned Night Heron - E. T. Seaton Park
Post by: Jaedon on May 22, 2007, 07:31:39 PM

Spotted on Monday morning around 8am in the marshy area behind the Science Center.  It was a Juvenile but there was an adult as well which flew out of camera range before I got settled to shoot.

(http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1870/blackcrownednightheron0lh9.jpg)

(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1932/heronrfiia0.jpg)

(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3414/heronrfi02pl1.jpg)

Also spotted were:

Kingfisher 2
(http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9532/kingfishernp9.jpg)

king birds 2

Tree Swallows 10 - 12
(http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3797/treeswallow02er1.jpg)

(http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8321/treeswallow03vs6.jpg)

Barn Swallows 6 - 8
RT Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Ring Billed Gulls

RWBB probably in the area of 50 or 60 of them
(http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7217/rwbb05aj6.jpg)

Canada Geese 3 or 4 full families with 3 - 4 goslings each.
(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8597/canadagooseheadshotyy6.jpg)

(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/558/canadagoosegoslingrz2.jpg)

(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2047/goosefamilylk1.jpg)

Cedar Waxwing
(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/725/cedarwaxwing02xn6.jpg)

Baltimore Orioles - 2 maybe 3 and all stayed too well hidden for a camera shoot.. but were visible enough for an ID
Cardinals - 2 pair
Northern Flicker - well hidden but I caught him in flight and followed him until he landed... in too dark a spot for a decent picture.

Over all a decent outing for the few hours I had to spend before the family woke up and life returned to normal.  Thanks for looking

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Post by: northerner2 on May 23, 2007, 08:48:34 PM

Excellent pics.
What camera?
Tx

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Post by: Jaedon on May 24, 2007, 11:11:43 AM

Thanks for the comments Northerner2.

I shoot with an Olympus E500 and a Sigma 50 - 500 Lens.  The lens weighs 9 lbs but it is the biggest affordable zoom lens to fit my camera's lens mount.  The camera is a decent one but definitely not top of the line... so it makes me be a better photographer to make up for the equipment lol.

Jay

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Post by: northerner2 on May 24, 2007, 03:08:33 PM

Thanks for the info.
Despite not being top-of-the-line (so you say) it clearly does a good job.
Always interested in knowing what camera took what pics.

Gerry

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Post by: Jaedon on May 24, 2007, 05:28:36 PM

I am definitely happy with what I can do with it.  Knowing the things you cannot do with your equipment makes one experiment more to get better shots IMO.  And unless I win the lottery this weekend I don't think I can afford another SLR body for quite some time.  If I do win the lottery this weekend then NEW CAMERAS FOR EVERYBODY lol.