Birds Winter birds in Ottawa

[Archibald]

Pileated Woodpecker here in Ottawa. They are shy birds but in this location, they are habituated to humans.

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[SwampGrizz]

Beautiful birds, beautiful photos.

 

[THXGEEK]

Beautiful!

I've had one or two in my woods, but never (of course ) when I had a camera nearby...

 

[SwampGrizz]

Back in the day when I was surveying wooded tracts, if you got quiet you could hear them knock. The sound would carry surprisingly far. Usually I was beating through the brush and made a lot of noise, but there were a few times I could sit at the base of a tree and be quiet. I would see some as they got closer. They are actually bigger than you think they would be, and very handsome birds. You can see and hear a lot of things in the woods if you just sit still and shut up. Wish I had a camera those days…..

 

[Archibald]

Chickadees.

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[Archibald]

Dealing with a sunflower seed.

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[David Stallard]

Dealing with a sunflower seed.

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Oh bravo sire bravo - just love this shot ;-)

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[Only RF]

I've always liked shooting in that area of Canada.

 

[Archibald]

I've always liked shooting in that area of Canada.

It helps to know where the hotspots are. Let me know if/when you come down.

 

[Only RF]

It helps to know where the hotspots are. Let me know if/when you come down.

I'll do that. Thanks

 

[Archibald]

Northern Pintail.

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[Archibald]

Couple of frisky mallard ducks.

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[Grumps]

Couple of frisky mallard ducks.

I've just seen this photo. And it raised a memory.

The last mating mallards I saw was 1 (unpaired) duck being repeatedly mated by multiple (unpaired) drakes, each of them taking turns.

The end result was a bloodied and drowned dead duck. The drakes had unsuccessfully passed on their genes.