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steve rossi

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on: March 28, 2009, 10:44:26 PM
Here`s a wood duck ,I took at High Park today http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspike/3393293361/
They sure are pretty little things.
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Reply #1 on: March 28, 2009, 11:19:40 PM
He's a beauty!   :D

Nice photo, Steve.

Jo-Anne  :)
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Reply #2 on: March 28, 2009, 11:44:53 PM
He sure is, Thanks Jo anne

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Reply #3 on: March 29, 2009, 08:17:02 PM
Very nice shot!  I saw one up here in Uxbridge last week.  They sure are beautiful birds.

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Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 08:22:24 PM
Very lovely... the wood ducks @ High Park are just so much more approachable than elsewhere.
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Reply #5 on: March 29, 2009, 09:12:17 PM
Excellent composition Steve, great clearity and colour thanks for sharing!
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Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 09:18:41 PM
I think maybe they acclimate to having people around them there, I was there the day before and they were a little shy  and then the next day they were a little more bold.
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Reply #7 on: March 29, 2009, 09:19:57 PM
Thanks guys
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Reply #8 on: March 29, 2009, 09:26:41 PM
Great photo, very nice colors.
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Reply #9 on: March 31, 2009, 05:29:54 PM
Steve thanks for the lead on the Wood Ducks in High Park I went out there this morning and captured some pretty good pics -  check them out under 'Toronto Reports'
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Reply #10 on: April 01, 2009, 09:06:38 AM
Very beautiful  :) great shot!
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Reply #11 on: April 01, 2009, 10:50:33 PM
Steve & Niloc, thanks for the heads-up, I headed over this aft, the sun was at their back but I managed a few nice ones. I've wanted to get a nice detailed shot of these beauties for SOO long but in other places they don't let people nearly as close. Such gorgeous ducks!






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Reply #12 on: April 01, 2009, 10:56:55 PM
Mathew really nice shots, I know what you mean about the lighting, heading out sometime tomorrow to try and get closer I don't have the reach like you guys do lol, the first pic is my favorite the colour, clearity and your POV all work, thanks for sharing!
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Reply #13 on: April 01, 2009, 11:01:16 PM
The a.m. is a better bet if they're in the same neighbourhood. My suggestion is to set yourself up where they may pass and stay low and avoid moving too much. They're not as skiddish if you keep a low profile, then just wait for them to arrive. Keep your eyes out for a Nightheron of some sort in the trees too!

I was so happy to just see them and snap a few, I've got in-flight wood duck shots from ~100 meters before but nothing from this close... These ones are tame compared to wilder places.
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Reply #14 on: April 01, 2009, 11:06:51 PM
If you check the Photo page I posted a bunch of links to some pictures I already took, thanks for the lead on the night Heron though, I have one more local to me in the Brickworks as well as a Great Blue Heron pics are also posted my mext goal is to get the Wood Ducks in flight, I caught one the other day be he was too far accross tha larger part of the pond - cheers!
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