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was camping in southern Yukon and the local Bald Eagle population seemed to taunt me for just having a Nikkor 70-300 Bald Eagle Nest by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Bald Eagle with chick by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Bald Eagle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Mr. Despair posted:Blue Jays are way nicer when they don't have to worry about roving flocks of blackbirds. Love how vibrant the colours on this one are, wish there were more Blue Jays in my area, I'm lucky to see one every 2-3 months. Went to the park the other day, all the geese and ducks are stopping by as they make their way south.  geese at the park by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  geese at the park by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  diving duck by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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BeastOfExmoor - you got much closer to Waxwings than I did, but I suspect that may be because I was taking pictures at my local off-leash dog park with my Doberman. Male Downy Woodpecker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Female Downy Woodpecker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Bohemian Waxwing by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Bohemian Waxwing by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pileated Woodpecker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pileated Woodpecker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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I'm in Edmonton, Alberta. Took those shots in Leduc, which is a little suburb south of the city. The park is really good for shooting birds, 40 acres and half is light forest, there used to be a small lake in the middle about 50 years ago, so when the snow melts in the spring there's a lot of wetland and water fowl hang around (that's when you don't want to have a Doberman around) The Pileated took me by surprise, I had spent a good 20 minutes chasing the male Downy around, it was always going from tree to tree and always obstructed by branches. I caught the female around the trunk of a tree was happy and headed out of the woods and then all of a sudden, there was the Pileated, only about 10 feet up.
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Mar 11, 2012 15:16
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InternetJunky posted:Any chance you'd mind pointing out that park on google maps for me please? I usually go to the river valley but it's so busy there it's hard to sneak up on a lot of stuff as two seconds later some family with a loud dog will ruin everything. http://g.co/maps/ubmqm directions from Edmonton: http://g.co/maps/va3my The satellite view is a couple years out of date as they've done a lot of construction/expansion on the Black Gold Centre, the dirt road that connects off Black Gold Drive is now paved, you take that past the BGC parking lot to where those 6 vehicles are parked. Also, the multi-use path that's outside the dog park perimeter will take you along the edge of Telford Lake, there's a few hawks that patrol the field in between and tons of birds by the lake, especially in the spring, there's deer there from time to time as well.
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Some from this afternoon Canadian Geese by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Black-capped Chickadee by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Common Redpoll by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Male Downy Woodpecker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Mar 12, 2012 02:18
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A couple of Pine Grosbeaks from this morning, once the sun came out properly they all seemed to disappear   Pine Grosbeak by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pine Grosbeak by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Mar 16, 2012 18:29
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Shooting birds is my new favorite thing, thanks thread! A crow came by trying to start some poo poo, it kept creeping up on the owl, got onto a branch on the same tree as it maybe 8 feet above the owl before it took off and the owl could go back to chillaxing  Barred Owl by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Barred Owl by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Mar 19, 2012 03:00
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We had two days of actual spring, then it snowed yesterday... Went to the park hoping to catch some colourful birds to contrast against the snow covered branches - didn't have any luck, but I did find the owl I saw last week again.  Sad Owl by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Was about to head back home when a bunch of Pine Gosbeaks, including a male, arrived.  Male Pine Gosbeak by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Edmonton doesn't start to get nice looking for another 5 weeks or so, so prepare for a whole lot of grey. Hawrelak Park is pretty good for bird sighting, it's right along the river and there's a few bird feeders along the paths/roads. http://g.co/maps/yh95e Also, Beuna Vista/Laurier Park across the river are good as well. There's a bridge at the south end of Hawrelak that connects them. As far as owl spotting goes, there's a Barred Owl in Hawrelak Park, there's a Great Horned Owl nesting pair somewhere in the city, though the guy that has shot it doesn't want to post the location of the nest so it doesn't get disturbed and I don't think I'll have the chance to see the guy in person for over a week. Your best bet for Hawk Owls would be to drive out east to Elk Island National Park and the Cooking Lake region (just south of Elk Island) For birds of prey, take one of the country roads that's west of the highway between Edmonton and the airport and drive around/hope for the best.
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Went to Banff on the weekend. Didn't really see too much wildlife though, quite a few hawks flying around west of Calgary but was driving at the time. Was checking out the sunny beaches of Canada at Lake Louise and caught this Clark's Nutcracker taking advantage of an unattended picnic table Clark's Nutcracker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Clark's Nutcracker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Clark's Nutcracker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Mr. Despair posted:Hard to say for sure, but the tail makes me think a Swallow of some kind? Barn Swallow
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HookShot posted:"I'm going to go to Notre Dame cathedral, so I'll just take the 18-55 kit lens because really, I'm not going to see anything there that's going to require the 70-200 F/4 L." Ducks rule, I don't know what drake heads are made out of, but they need to start making car exteriors out of it too  Mallard in a "pond" by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Mallard in a "pond" by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Mallard preening by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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BetterLekNextTime posted:ACTIVATE SUPER FLUFFY Despite being super fluffy, this one looks  Goldeneyes and Red-breasted Mergansers have started to arrive, but I haven't been able to get any decent pictures because for the past couple days it's been snowing and/or raining.  Unhappy Ring-billed Gull by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Mr. Despair posted:
looks like a blade of grass that's lost all it's chlorophyll based on the surroundings. Here's a couple Goldeneyes from a couple days ago. Had problems getting a nice shot of a male's head that showed off the green/purple, lighting was weird with the ice in the pond and how dirty the water was. Also, these things are really skittish, but when they take off they just do a lap or two of the pond and then land within 10 meters or where they took off from.  Male Goldeneye by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Female Goldeneye by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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still no baby birds up north where I live Picture didn't turn out as great as I would have liked, was a bit taken off-guard and it started to dart off into the trees. Even though I was at a park alongside a major river was a bit shocked to see a pheasant in the middle of the city  Ring-necked Pheasant by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Lesser Scaup Hen by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Went to the lake by my dad's place earlier: Barn Swallows by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-necked Grebe by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-necked Grebes by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Common Grackle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Common Grackle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-winged Blackbird male by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-winged Blackbird female by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  American Coot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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InternetJunky posted:I finally got a chance to head outside yesterday. Got a couple of firsts for me which was nice. Looks like Swainson's Hawk based on the chest pattern. Pablo Bluth, Red-shouldered Hawks don't come to western Canada. Also, InternetJunky, apparently there's a Bald Eagle's nest somewhere on the east side of the city in the river valley
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Mandarin Duck is what they are. Not too closely related, Mallards are in a big genus, Mandarins are in a different, small, genus that just has the Mandarin in Europe/Asia and the Wood Duck in North America
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May 30, 2012 13:55
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Saw some puffins while in Iceland, unfortunately it was overcast and windy so the majority of the shots I took didn't turn out as well as I would have liked.  Puffins by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Puffins by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Puffins by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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The past 3 times I've driven over to my girlfriend's house there's been this Red-tailed Hawk perched on the same lamppost. I drive over yesterday evening with my camera with me this time at 7:30pm, there's gorgeous lighting, and the drat hawk isn't there...
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Vancouver Island goons; I'm going to Sidney/Victoria next month and was wondering what kind of migratory birds may be passing through the area in early October?
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Haven't been having the greatest luck with birds this past week. There's a group of about 10 pelicans out on the lake by my dad's place, but they just sit on this warf that's a wee bit out of range of my 300mm lens. There's 2 herons (not sure what kind though) nesting at the far end of the lake as well, but there's no good viewing angle to see them on foot. On Thursday I chased a Blue Jay around for awhile at around 7pm, had great light, but the drat thing would always fly into the shade or somewhere where there were branches obstructing the majority of it's body. That being said, did have some success; I'm 95% sure these are Cedar Waxwings and not Bohemian, but not 100% sure as I haven't seen any adults around of either species  Cedar Waxwings (juvenile) by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Cedar Waxwings (juvenile) by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-necked Grebe (juvenile) by tylerhuestis, on Flickr This one is from back in April, not sure why I never uploaded it  Crow on a branch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr neckbeard fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Sep 15, 2012 |
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Went to Sidney, BC over the weekend Pelagic Cormorant hangout by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pelagic Cormorant by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pelagic Cormorant hangout by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Great Blue Heron by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Not sure what kind of birds these are, little help?  20121006-DSC_0364 by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Had a few hours to myself so I went to the park Yep, that's what it is, has a 'deer in headlights' look to it in those shots
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InternetJunky posted:I drove 1.5 hours out of the city last night with my car loaded up with astrophotography gear, and on the way saw a great horned owl and a snowy owl -- both posing on the top of poles during the golden hour of sunset. Last winter I drove thousands of kilometres everywhere hunting for a snowy owl (unsuccessfully). You're in Edmonton, right? Check around Nisku/Leduc and the airport. My dad works primarily out of Nisku and said that last winter there was a snowy owl hanging around this one same spot all the time somewhere in the park. I've seen Snowy Owls along the chainlink fence by the airport.
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Went to the Calgary Zoo yesterday: King Penguin by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Gentoo Penguins by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Gentoo Penguins by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Gentoo Penguin by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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InternetJunky posted:All that driving finally paid off. Found not one but two snowys today! Very nice, I'm hoping to go out looking for snowy owls on Friday, provided it does stop snowing by then and the clouds go away.
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InternetJunky posted:You're in Edmonton as well, right? Highway 21 and Township Road 540 seems to be where the two I found yesterday hang out. Some bird watcher list I signed up for mentioned them there 3 days ago and since they were still there yesterday I assume they're in the area for the winter. Good luck though -- that's still a lot of country road to cover in that area! Cool, I was going to check around the airport this week, but I'll probably check that area out next week, looks like there's hawk owls in the area too http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/bird/map?&fLat=53.6096&fLon=-113.2119&zl=13 Staring out the window at work about 15 minutes ago, there were some mapgies trying to chase away a bald eagle flying around the Hotel MacDonald
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Nice IJ, I saw one Snowy yesterday on a fence post along Highway 19 between Range Road 252 and 253. But it was on the other side of the road and when I was finally able to pull a u-turn and get back to the spot, it was gone.
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Coots have the weirdest looking feet
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Snowy Owl still eludes me, but found a Barred Owl today, it was nice having some really good light at 2pm today, but the temp was hovering around -17 with a -30 windchill Barred Owl by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pine Grosbeak by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pine Grosbeak by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Dark-eyed Junco by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Common Redpoll by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-breasted Nuthatch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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InternetJunky posted:
Thanks, owl is in Hawrelak Park, originally I was going to go to the CN Rail grain terminal and look for falcons, but there's no wind protection there. There were actually quite a few male Grosbeaks at the park yesterday, at least 4. same male as before from the other side:  Pine Grosbeak by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pine Grosbeak by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pine Grosbeak by tylerhuestis, on Flickr 2 of the other photographers who were out managed to get a Brown Creeper. Those attack shots are awesome, one of the guys who I was talking to showed us this picture he had taken of a Short Eared Owl having a face-to-face standoff with this squirrel which was pretty awesome, he doesn't have Flickr or anything so can't link it
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 Great workIt looks like it's wearing wool socks.
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Alpenglow posted:
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Love the look on it's face. So bummed out today, I have the day off, was going to go down to Gold Bar Park and look for the bald eagle there, but it's completely overcast today, yesterday was absolutely perfect but I was stuck at work...
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Just did some HD re-organizing and going from my pics from a trip up north from 2011 yeah, having a 500/600 lens sure would be nice...  Townsend's Solitaire by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Grey Jay by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  American Robin by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Chipping Sparrow by tylerhuestis, on Flickr drawing a blank on this one for some reason, can someone identify?  a birdie by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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One Swell Foop posted:Looks like one of the Pewee flycatchers to me, whereabouts was it? North eastern Yukon, like 50Km or so north of the Arctic Circle
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