HBP Pintail & Kestrel

[feathered]

I found this little lady on my way to Humber Bay Park after checking out the huge numbers of gulls east of the Humber bridge (all ringies and herring with 3 GBB).



The star of the show at the park was the Pintail drake who continues to beg for handouts with the mallards and attracted quite a crowd.

[Rob'in'To]

Great shots!  I must find this lovely perch the Kestrel enjoys sitting on.  The Pintail rocks!

[feathered]

Thanks Rob! She was right on the beach... a strange spot for one, I thought, though lots of sun.

[lovemypt]

Hi Feathered

Nice meeting you yesterday

Where did you find the Pintail? I was there this morning but it was very quiet and no sight of the Pintail or the Rudy ducks which were posted yesterday. I checked on both sides of the Humber but only found your Kestrel perch (empty).

I was probably there too early and there was a huge Red-tail in at tree at main parking lot which may have kept the Kestrel away

Dave

[feathered]

Hello Dave, nice meeting you too.

The Pintail was at 43.623013,-79.477621 just after noon. He may have just arrived because when I first got the park, people were just taking pictures of the Hoodies in the next part of the cell.

The ruddys were around 43.624512,-79.475668 in a pretty tight raft.

[Moira]

Two great species to photograph.   Unusual pose in #2 of the Kestrel.  The Pintail is gorgeous.

[denis]

great shots especially the pintail drake

[feathered]

Thank you both! The kestrel was scratching an itch but she looks almost thoughtful. :lol:

[Reg]

Great set you have there, love the Kestrel shots, and the Pintail shots are excellent.

[BoboBird]

Beautiful shots.

The amount of detail you captured is amazing.

If you dont mind me asking - what lens did you use?

Thanks.

[feathered]

Thank you! These are with the 300mm f/4 and 1.4TC.

[dizzy]

Nice shots! thanks for sharing.

mike

[feathered]

Thanks Mike.