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Nat_WA said:Thanks for the nice comments!
Nice sets of pictures dpc - you're on your way to dethrone click and neuro at the pace you're going
@ISv; you're welcome (for the Thrush) - and thanks for clarifying the "raven" issue; always good to have a resident expert around ;D. Nice pictures as well!
Wiebe.
You are welcome Wiebe! That baby raven looks little bit like after fight with the house cat
! I have seen ravens always high in the sky or clifs, never fledgling.
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dpc said:
Very different approach in comparison with the House sparrow - a lot of microcontrast that makes the photo more "artsy"... I personally prefer the approach you took with the house sparrow but it's just me...
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dpc said:The baby house sparrows left the birdhouse this morning for their first solo flight. This one landed on our birdbath but didn't seem to know what to do after that.
Soo cute
They still have this innocent and expecting look - "what am I going to do in this big world"...Wiebe.
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dpc said:Great loon pictures, Don! I love the sight and sound of them but am seldom in an area they inhabit.
If you are ever in Ottawa, give me a call..... have canoe will travel!
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Don Haines said:
Very nice set Don, to me it would be quite a challenge to get such shots from a canoe... (draining the water out of my camera gear after toppling over a couple of times
)How close did the loon get to you?
Wiebe.
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Nat_WA said:Don Haines said:
Very nice set Don, to me it would be quite a challenge to get such shots from a canoe... (draining the water out of my camera gear after toppling over a couple of times
How close did the loon get to you?
Wiebe.
The trick is to be patient.... if you chase around the lake after them you will never get close.... I positioned myself upwind of where they were feeding and (fortunately) with the light behind me, and let myself slowly drift into the area.... I got lucky a few times and had them surface a couple of times within ten feet of me... I also had a beaver swim past.... he did a loop around the canoe before deciding I was dangerous and dived...
and I also use a pelican case to keep the gear dry.....
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