Post by Gord on Jan 10, 2011 16:55:46 GMT -8
On the dyke at Island 22, I saw a bird sitting on driftwood that was perched like a falcon, but seemed a bit chunky and large for the usual Peregrine Falcons that I see on it from time to time. Sure enough, a nice Gyrfalcon of the dark-phased variety was perched there preening its feathers. Excuse the poor photos and the resulting cropping.
To compensate for the above photos, timing was good on this Hermit Thrush that is likely one of the ones Chris has been seeing there. It was coming down the fenceline so I just waited for it to get into better range.
It was quite actively hunting and feeding on the ground and flicking its tail and wings constantly (good clue to tell against the Swainson's Thrushes who dont do it as much)
To compensate for the above photos, timing was good on this Hermit Thrush that is likely one of the ones Chris has been seeing there. It was coming down the fenceline so I just waited for it to get into better range.
It was quite actively hunting and feeding on the ground and flicking its tail and wings constantly (good clue to tell against the Swainson's Thrushes who dont do it as much)
