Post by Gord on Oct 11, 2007 21:56:01 GMT -8
Early this afternoon I did a quick look at Island 22. In the river from the dyke I saw three small waterfowl close together. Looking closer I could see two female Ruddy Ducks and a sleeping grebe that looked like a Horned but something was not right. I suspected Eared Grebe and when it stuck its head up, I could see for sure it was!
I did not have my digiscoping gear so I tried with the SLR. Did not work very well. Plus, the grebe never put its head up except for one other time when I was repositioning the scope for pictures. Even whistling some Rod Stewart's Greatest Hits to get its attention only caused him to bury his beak deeper
. Neat how the Ruddy Ducks and grebe hung together the whole time.
Also here was a female American Kestrel.
In the equestrian area it was busy. Seems the 'winter' birds are taking over in numbers. Lots of kinglets, chickadees and sparrows. Highlights were one Rusty Blackbird, a late Black-throated Grey Warbler and a Western Meadowlark.
It looks like it's skimming the waves like a gull but I goofed on the exposure and had a big depth of field going when it flew with the river in the background.
Im quite pleased how this picture turned out even without a tripod.
Saw the first group of Double-crested Cormorants today. Also must have been an owl in one place as the wrens, chickadees and kinglets were fussing away. Then a couple of jays came and made a big racket. I couldnt see what it was. There was not a lot of cover which makes me think if it was a big owl or hawk I would have seen it.
I did not have my digiscoping gear so I tried with the SLR. Did not work very well. Plus, the grebe never put its head up except for one other time when I was repositioning the scope for pictures. Even whistling some Rod Stewart's Greatest Hits to get its attention only caused him to bury his beak deeper
. Neat how the Ruddy Ducks and grebe hung together the whole time.Also here was a female American Kestrel.
In the equestrian area it was busy. Seems the 'winter' birds are taking over in numbers. Lots of kinglets, chickadees and sparrows. Highlights were one Rusty Blackbird, a late Black-throated Grey Warbler and a Western Meadowlark.
It looks like it's skimming the waves like a gull but I goofed on the exposure and had a big depth of field going when it flew with the river in the background.
Im quite pleased how this picture turned out even without a tripod.
Saw the first group of Double-crested Cormorants today. Also must have been an owl in one place as the wrens, chickadees and kinglets were fussing away. Then a couple of jays came and made a big racket. I couldnt see what it was. There was not a lot of cover which makes me think if it was a big owl or hawk I would have seen it.
