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Greater spotted eagle, Aquila clanga, kiljukotka, Kitee, Finland.
I guess everybody knows the feeling when you try something for a long time without success. Then after you have already forgotten about it, suddenly it happens.
In the spring I watched raptor migration hoping to photograph something interesting, maybe a rare eagle, but there was no such in sight.
Yesterday I was driving past local landfill when noticed a weird raptor flying nearby. There were some hectic moments to change correct lens on the camera but eventually the rushing was unnecessary as the bird slowly circled the area. Soon I noticed it was a greater spotted eagle, indeed a decent rarity here.
A male and female. The male has a dark head with a green sheen, a black breast, a light back, a black tail, and a white underside. The drake or male greater scaup is larger and has a more rounded head than the female. The drake's belly and flanks are a bright white. Its neck, breast, and tail feathers. Greater scaup breed in the tundra and the boreal forest; it is estimated that 75% of the North American population breed in Alaska. They typically nest on islands in large northern lakes. Greater scaup begin breeding when they are two years old, although they may start nesting at age one.
I've uploaded video footage of this spectacular shore bird here: youtu.be/W9_t3fDQwNo
Seen at Victoria Park, located in the town of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Into the new weekend - Greater Flamingos - Wild - at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau - Saintes Maries-de-la-Mer!
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The rhea is a large, flightless bird native to South America, often compared to the ostrich and emu. There are two species of rhea, the greater rhea (Rhea americana) and the lesser rhea (Rhea pennata), found in grasslands, savannas, and wetlands.
Captured during an incredible journey with Juan Carlos Vindas of Neotropic Photo Tours. www.neotropicphototours.com.
It was really neat to try photographing shorebirds this fall. I learned many things, including how changeable the Ottawa River (in the background here) can be, especially in the fall.
This Greater Yellowlegs was preening at Westchester Lagoon and gave me some time to get some shots of it from different positions. I like this one with a good reflection of the bird in this swampy area. It's hard to tell the difference between the greater and lesser, but the voice helps. In this case definitely the three cries of the greater.
Taken 22 August 2017
The setting sun on the Ottawa River provided a great context to learn more about the behaviour of shore birds and how best to photograph them. I really look forward to next summer/fall.
We encountered this Greater Ani along with several of his companions during what was probably the most memorable boat ride I have ever been on at Los Amigos Biological Station back in February of 2010. We paddled around an oxbow lake in the jungle in a rickety little boat surrounded with amazing birds in an unbelievably lush environment, constantly bailing water out so we could stay afloat. The pursuit of birds has certainly brought me to many amazing places; what a blessing it has been.
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Crotophaga major