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Post by kl on May 16, 2010 21:07:26 GMT -5
That ones a tough call Kpr, looks about the right size for a Willet, may be a bit pale but that could be the sunlight. Did you see it in flight? Willet has black and white wing stripes that show up from quite far away.
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Post by kpr on May 18, 2010 15:50:14 GMT -5
No to in flight. Have to have a look for it next week. I see June has a pic of a similar one on her blog but no name associated with it I can see. Guessing her pic is on the Brier side of the same passage I got the pic in. brierisland.blogspot.com/Jeez KL don't look at the birds she is listing there on the island. I'll be seeing you there next week I suspect?
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Post by kl on May 18, 2010 20:50:27 GMT -5
I’m planning a trip to Brier sometime this year, just not sure if it will be spring or fall. They are both probably Willet (yours and June’s) they are the most common large wader (at least on the south shore) A bit bigger than Greater Yellowlegs, chunkier and with a heavier bill that looks sort of deeper than it is wide. The call is sort of like “pill-will-willet” A couple from today Yellow Warbler Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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Post by kpr on May 19, 2010 20:40:32 GMT -5
That Heron is cool KL. A usual or unusual resident in NS? These guys are tough. They like being in the brush and I gotta say my camera doesn't do yellow very well.
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Post by kl on May 19, 2010 21:38:40 GMT -5
That Heron is cool KL. A usual or unusual resident in NS? Like all the Southern Herons they seem to be showing up more frequently but they still are a reportable species on the rare bird list. Same thing with Turkey Vultures, saw my first of the year today. It was circling over the 103, had time to pull over , get the cam out and open the door just as it disappeared over the trees for the last time. Caught this guy singing in Burnside today. Hermit Thrush
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Post by kpr on May 20, 2010 6:44:30 GMT -5
I’m planning a trip to Brier sometime this year, just not sure if it will be spring or fall. Well if you would like to get to some whales I would suggest FALL as the best time. End of August - end of September. Think I know someone down there with the means to get you in the right spots That is also when they do the bird banding and the Broadwings are around. Lots going on and fewer tourist's after school starts.
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Post by kpr on May 21, 2010 14:04:26 GMT -5
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Post by kl on May 22, 2010 22:23:33 GMT -5
Finally caught sight of this years Eaglet looks like only one but that seems to be typical for this nest.
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Post by kpr on May 22, 2010 22:51:13 GMT -5
Excellant KL Chased a Pileated around my yard today...no luck. It's been here regularly for a week now...I think/hope it will settle down a bit and maybe bring it's young along later on. Hummingbird feeder went out this morning also, a few of them hitting our Quint tree. Caught this one, like the color of the Caramel Beech and sky behind it.
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Post by Chris on May 23, 2010 13:47:05 GMT -5
Love the eaglet... sweet! I've not seen one like that!
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Post by kpr on May 23, 2010 15:05:20 GMT -5
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Post by kl on May 23, 2010 19:11:21 GMT -5
I literally cut a trail to get to this guy. Through Blackberry bushes, Poison Ivy, ticks, Mosquitoes and Black Flies. Got the shot and realized afterward that I had left the cam on ISO 1600 from the previous set. Had to go back and do it again. Common Yellowthroat Red-eyed Vireo
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Post by kpr on May 24, 2010 20:10:45 GMT -5
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Post by Chris on May 25, 2010 5:29:51 GMT -5
The little black bird (I believe) is an American Redstart. It's mate would be brownish and have yellow where he has orange.
The hunter asked where they had gone, and the crow said they left for the land of the stars. "Brother Crow, would you look after my child while I search for my wife?" asked the hunter. The crow promised to do his best. The hunter gathered a lot of wood for the crow to use while he was gone. He showed the crow where the pemmican pouches were kept and instructed him to keep the fires burning. After many misfortunes and difficulties, the hunter finally found his wife and together they began the trip home. When they arrived, they found the crow still carefully minding the child and tending the fire, but at first glance, the hunter was barely able to recognize the crow. When he had left, the crow has been white as snow, now he was black as coal!
Now you know, what you didn't know you didn't !
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Post by kpr on May 25, 2010 12:02:28 GMT -5
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