I slept in a little later than I had planned, but still managed to get out of the house by 10am. I decided to head to Lakeview Marina to see if there were any nice ducks hanging around. When I got there, I was surprised to see a few photographers with their cameras set up on tri-pods, pointed at Peche Island. There had to be at least 20 Bald Eagles, in various plumage! Some were on the ice, some flying, some perched in trees on the island. I was also quite happy to see a Trumpeter Swan (life bird)! All of these birds were too far off for my camera, so please forgive the grainy-ness of these pictures...
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| 5 Bald Eagles (the ones on the ice) and a Trumpter (far right) |
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| Adult Bald Eagle |
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| The Gull managed to sneak in the shot at the last minute! |
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| Gulls are fun to photograph :) |
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| A mass exodus of all the waterfowl :( |
I then decided to head to Point Pelee. This is the first time I have been this winter, which is unusual...normally I have been 3-4 times since January. I didn`t see any birds of note but enjoying walking the trails, even if they were really muddy. All in all, a great day!
Here are the birds I remember seeing today, in no particular order:
1) Bald Eagles
2) Great Blue Heron
3) Common Merganser
4) Canada Geese
5) Ring-billed Gull
6) Trumpeter Swan
7) Mute Swan
8) Red-tailed Hawk
9) Northern Harrier
10) Red-winged Blackbird
11) Northern Cardinal
12) Black-capped Chickadee
13) Downy Woodpecker
14) Wild Turkey
15) Mallards
16) Northern Pintail
