Nelson's Sparrow and a Coot
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Nelson's Sparrow and a Coot

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on: October 23, 2012, 04:04:41 PM
A very skulky little sparrow from Colonel Samuel Smith Park. A lifer for me... peachy!



The local Humber Bay Pintail drake is back into full breeding plumage, but the lighting wasn't great by the boardwark, so I watched this coot sleep and eat slime instead...



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Reply #1 on: October 23, 2012, 04:10:40 PM
Congrats on the lifer, and an excellent photo of it too.
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Reply #2 on: October 23, 2012, 04:44:22 PM
Thank you!
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Reply #3 on: October 23, 2012, 05:14:08 PM
Super detailed and sharp images of all. Lovely set of shots.
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Reply #4 on: October 23, 2012, 05:24:44 PM
And congratulations to a new species on this photo board as far as I know! A very nice picture too.

/Thomas
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Reply #5 on: October 23, 2012, 05:27:41 PM
Thank you both. :) It was nice to have a bit of steady sun for a change.
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Reply #6 on: October 23, 2012, 06:26:15 PM
Great shots, very sharp, all of them
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Reply #7 on: October 24, 2012, 06:12:30 AM
great pics
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Reply #8 on: October 24, 2012, 09:28:03 PM
Where did you see that bird? We thought we'd go down to Col Sam Smith on the weekend and try our luck. Thanks in advance for the info.
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Reply #9 on: October 25, 2012, 10:19:00 AM
Great shot of the Sparrow, and the first Coot photo has got crazy feather detail. Good job!

Meghan
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Reply #10 on: October 25, 2012, 06:07:59 PM
Quote from: "Leslie Kinrys"
Where did you see that bird? We thought we'd go down to Col Sam Smith on the weekend and try our luck. Thanks in advance for the info.

The Nelson's was in the grassy field with the walking path that cuts through it and the swallow boxes, just north of the marina. There is also a larger field just south of the off-leash dog area (west side of the park) where they have also been reported. They're very skulky birds, but if you systematically cover the whole field you will probably end up flushing one sooner or later. I also found a Le Conte's there.

Thank you everyone! :)
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