He said it was all about "the chase and the capture"! That's what a guy told me last week while out and about birding when we ended up on the same trail at the same time chasing the same bird! He shared his name with me and that he reports his sightings on eBird. When I got home and checked the site, oh boy he does lots of chasing with amazing capturing. Never before did I think of birding the way he explained it to me. It all makes sense to me now, especially after birding at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary this morning for close to four hours and covering just shy of twelve kilometres. At times it felt like I was on a "wild goose chase" but for the majority of the time, it was a fun chase and when I did capture a good one, I felt elated! The feeling of being out in nature, lost in the sights and the sounds, is the best escape from reality!
While the scenery was just as pretty as always and I did see coyotes, a beaver and lots of deer, this time around I am only sharing pictures of the birds I did chase and where I was able to capture a somewhat decent photo. While I saw bald eagles, hawks and other birds, my photos of them did not turn out. I did not spend time photographing the ducks in the lagoon which there were many of and of a variety of species.
It's prime time right now for birding and today I got caught up in it! What has become of me! For split seconds here and there, I was envious of the cameras other birders had and when they showed me the photos they captured, I was even more envious. I will be content with what I use to capture while chasing!
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Hi Alexandra, Oh my goodness, what a beautiful post just full of neat photos of birds. Your photos are as good as many long-time birders whose blogs I follow. Congrats on a super day of birding! I see in your previous posts comments that you have checked out Saturday’s Critters. This would be a great post to link up tomorrow, if you want. I’m thinking there are a lot of folks (bloggers) out here who are missing your wonderful posts. Take care and have a great weekend. John
ReplyDeleteI will look at "Saturday's Critters" again and see what kinds of critter photos bloggers are sharing. Thank You for the compliment on my photos! You have a great weekend too! It's a long weekend here, maybe it is for you too!
DeleteWow! That's a fine number of interesting species you found today. some of them are very hard to find.
ReplyDeleteWhen I realize I am seeing something that is hard to find, I get so excited and snap snap snap away praying I get at least one good photo!
DeleteWhat a marvellous morning you have had. I could hear many birds on my crisp, misty walk this morning, but they were all busy finding breakfast and hiding from me. Their many different chorous's were wonderful and the scent of the nectar, of the flowering Melaleuca was heavenly. I was thinking as I walked that I understand your joy of spotting the return of all your birds. Whilst we have birds that migrate, the majority of our birds are with us all year round.
ReplyDeleteThe way you described your morning walk made me feel like I could hear and smell what you were hearing and smelling! The interest in seeing the birds that stay here year round falls by the wayside once the migration starts!
DeleteHello Alexandra,
ReplyDeleteI have to thank John for recommending Saturday's Critters. I am always happy to see a new participant linking up a critter post. I do love birdwatching and all things nature related, so we have that in common. Your photos are beautiful, you found a great variety of birds on your outing. I love the beautiful Western Tanager and your Hairy Woodpeckers, awesome captures. Thanks so much for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!
Thank You for dropping in for a visit and leaving your comment! When our world changed back in 2020 was when I got into bird watching and enjoying nature much more than ever! I have not looked back and I'm thankful to have been able to recognize I was offered an open window to find such wonder beyond!
DeleteYou really did see a lot of birds on this outing. I love looking at ebird for my area to see what people are seeing. Enjoy your Sunday!
ReplyDeleteI love looking at ebird too! I check it each morning and sometimes the locations I go to are to see what the other birders have already seen.
DeleteYour bird photos are great! We saw some of the same species this week at a good migration site near us.
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Thank You for your comment! We are fortunate to have good migrations sites near us!
DeleteLove the captures, your photos are awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank You!
DeleteYou've gotten some very nice photos yourself. I guess if you want to prove you spotted the bird, an envied camera is the way to go, but just watching and experiencing has its perks also.
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking about a better camera but I am not ready to make the investment! I like the perks of watching and experiencing!
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