Day 7 afternoon, Surf Scoters off Tadoussac
Day 7 afternoon, Prince Shoal Lighthouse, off Tado…
Day 7 afternoon, Prince Shoal Lighthouse
Day 7 afternoon, Prince Shoal Lighthouse, near Tad…
Day 8, Snow Geese
Day 8, Snow Goose
Day 8, Snow Geese
Day 8, Snow Goose / Anser caerulescens
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
Day 2, sunrise 8
Day 2, young White Ibis, Connie Hagar Cottage Sanc…
Day 3, ENDANGERED Whooping Cranes / Grus americana…
Day 3, Whooping Crane colt, Aransas, Texas
Day 3, Whooping Crane colt flexing its wings, Aran…
Day 3, Cormorant drying its wings, Aransas boat tr…
Day 3, Double-crested Cormorants, Aransas boat tri…
Day 4, Common Gallinule, Leonabelle Turnbull Birdi…
Day 4, Black-bellied Whistling Duck / Dendrocygna…
Day 4, Alligator, Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Cent…
Day 4, Common Gallinule, Leonabelle Turnbull Birdi…
Day 4, Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Day 4, Royal Tern / Thalasseus maximus, Mustang Is…
Day 4, Royal Terns, Mustang Island, Texas
Day 4, Laughing Gulls, Mustang Island, Texas
Day 4, Royal Terns / Thalasseus maximus, Mustang I…
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Frank Lake bird blind
Common Grackle after a bath
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Mallard family swimming on the river
Day 9, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Resaca de la…
Frank Lake birding blind
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Storm clouds moving in
Eared Grebe with baby
Coot juvenile
Coot baby following in Mom's footsteps
Eared Grebe baby
Eared Grebe & baby
American White Pelicans on the Bow River
American White Pelicans on the Bow River
Afternoon trip to the mountains
Wedge Pond, Kananaskis, Alberta
Buller Pond, Kananaskis
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Forgetmenot Pond
Wedge Pond in fading fall colours
Barrier Lake, Kananaskis
Wedge Pond, Kananaskis
Day 6, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 3, on the way to Hillman Marsh, Ontario
Yes, it's the American Dipper again
A view from Chain Lakes
Harlequin Duck male
American Dipper
Into the sun at Pine Coulee Reservoir
American Dipper dipping
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Tundra Swans
Time to feed
Unidentified domestic Duck
American Dipper dipping
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Domestic duck, unidentified
Forgetmenot Pond, Elbow Falls Trail
Day 2, a wetland after Rondeau PP
Wood Duck male
Day 2, reflected 'Geese', Rondeau PP
Yellowlegs - Lesser or Greater?
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
Fall colours near the Highwood River
Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?)
American Avocets
On a cold summer day with mist and drizzle
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?) / Himantopus mexica…
Thirsty Bighorn Sheep
Smokey Eagle Lake
Pine Siskin taking a bath
American Coot
American Coot
Ruddy Duck male
Bow Lake on a cloudy day
Reflected peaks
Beautiful Peyto Lake
Friends at Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Bow Lake, Alberta
American Wigeon
A favourite view, Waterton Lakes National Park
Cinnamon Black Bear, Waterton Lakes National Park,…
The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Birders at The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Watching the waves at The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario,…
Eared Grebes in their mating dance
Western Grebes paired up
Another Pelican treat
Common Merganser male
American White Pelicans, Nikon Coolpix B700
American White Pelicans with my old Panasonic FZ20…
American White Pelicans, zoomed with Nikon B700
Hooded Merganser male
Ghost Reservoir
Wood Ducks
On the way to Canmore - seven Swans a-swimming :)
Twice the beauty
Ruddy Duck from the archives
Final photo from Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
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Day 6, part of Tadoussac, seen from up on the cliffs
A few days ago, I started on photos taken during the week we spent in Quebec, 12-18 May 2018. Some photos were taken in the small, coastal village of Tadoussac itself, others were taken in the wonderful garden of the home in which we stayed all week, and the rest were taken on several drives we made further along the coast. Unfortunately, so many of my bird photos will have to be deleted, as there was no room for me right by the window, so I had to take the shots from further inside the room and that definitely did not work! This one was OK.
The one morning, I made sure that I got to the window first and was able to get some reasonable images : ) For many of them, I used my Panasonic FZ1000, which only has a small zoom, but I like the quality of images taken with it. I had to give up trying to use the faulty Nikon B700 - I was just wasting precious time and photo opportunities, and ending up with ruined photos (camera was since returned and money refunded). Though I prefer a more natural setting, I am happy to take fence or feeder shots if they mean I can see the beautiful details of the birds up close.
Link to my album (358 images) about Point Pelee and area, Ontario:
www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/albums/72157667191771677
At the end of our 4-day stay at Point Pelee, we had to drive all the way back to Toronto, from where we flew to Quebec City airport. From there, we had a four-hour drive to Tadoussac on the coast of the St. Lawrence Seaway. This is such a delightful, small place and in a beautiful setting. One of our friends, Anne B, and her husband have a summer cabin further along the cliff from the few stores and port. She had invited the four of us to go with her from Pelee to spend a week at her beautiful home. What an absolute treat this was! We were able to meet some of her relatives, too, who also have built cabins out there. We were looked after so well, and we were able to see and photograph all sorts of birds and other things.
We made several trips to see different places along the coast, including the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, where we were able to see endless thousands of Snow Geese, in flight and also up close. Breathtaking!
We also had two boat trips from Tadoussac - one was a whaling trip in a Zodiac, where we saw very, very distant Beluga and Minke Whales. The Belugas looked almost like the white wave crests - but they were Belugas. The other boat trip was to the Brandy Pot Islands, inhabited by thousands of Razorbills and Common Murres, which were new birds for us, and Double-crested Cormorants that were nesting in tree tops. That long boat trip (in a tiny boat named Juno) started off in the rain and dark clouds and it was soooo cold! Thermal underwear, layers of fleece and toque and gloves were needed. This day was arranged through a contact of Anne's and it was so much enjoyed! Of course, we anchored a distance away from the island and sat there and ate our sandwiches and took endless photos - difficult when bobbing up and down on the rough water! It is forbidden to land on the island at nesting time.
Anne B, I can't thank you enough for organizing this holiday for us all and for inviting us to spend a week at your cabin. You worked so hard and it was so much appreciated by each and every one of us. Thank you for doing all the many hours of driving, too! Janet and Anne, thank you so much for compiling the lists of birds seen each day at various locations, and posted to ebird. These entries will be a huge help while I try and sort out where we were and when, and what species we saw. Miss your cookies and muffins, Janet, that you kindly made for us in Tadoussac, to go along with the wonderful meals that Anne planned and made for us : )
The one morning, I made sure that I got to the window first and was able to get some reasonable images : ) For many of them, I used my Panasonic FZ1000, which only has a small zoom, but I like the quality of images taken with it. I had to give up trying to use the faulty Nikon B700 - I was just wasting precious time and photo opportunities, and ending up with ruined photos (camera was since returned and money refunded). Though I prefer a more natural setting, I am happy to take fence or feeder shots if they mean I can see the beautiful details of the birds up close.
Link to my album (358 images) about Point Pelee and area, Ontario:
www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/albums/72157667191771677
At the end of our 4-day stay at Point Pelee, we had to drive all the way back to Toronto, from where we flew to Quebec City airport. From there, we had a four-hour drive to Tadoussac on the coast of the St. Lawrence Seaway. This is such a delightful, small place and in a beautiful setting. One of our friends, Anne B, and her husband have a summer cabin further along the cliff from the few stores and port. She had invited the four of us to go with her from Pelee to spend a week at her beautiful home. What an absolute treat this was! We were able to meet some of her relatives, too, who also have built cabins out there. We were looked after so well, and we were able to see and photograph all sorts of birds and other things.
We made several trips to see different places along the coast, including the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, where we were able to see endless thousands of Snow Geese, in flight and also up close. Breathtaking!
We also had two boat trips from Tadoussac - one was a whaling trip in a Zodiac, where we saw very, very distant Beluga and Minke Whales. The Belugas looked almost like the white wave crests - but they were Belugas. The other boat trip was to the Brandy Pot Islands, inhabited by thousands of Razorbills and Common Murres, which were new birds for us, and Double-crested Cormorants that were nesting in tree tops. That long boat trip (in a tiny boat named Juno) started off in the rain and dark clouds and it was soooo cold! Thermal underwear, layers of fleece and toque and gloves were needed. This day was arranged through a contact of Anne's and it was so much enjoyed! Of course, we anchored a distance away from the island and sat there and ate our sandwiches and took endless photos - difficult when bobbing up and down on the rough water! It is forbidden to land on the island at nesting time.
Anne B, I can't thank you enough for organizing this holiday for us all and for inviting us to spend a week at your cabin. You worked so hard and it was so much appreciated by each and every one of us. Thank you for doing all the many hours of driving, too! Janet and Anne, thank you so much for compiling the lists of birds seen each day at various locations, and posted to ebird. These entries will be a huge help while I try and sort out where we were and when, and what species we saw. Miss your cookies and muffins, Janet, that you kindly made for us in Tadoussac, to go along with the wonderful meals that Anne planned and made for us : )
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