About a week ago, we had the opportunity to go to Point Pelee, Ontario, to see some of the bird migration. We had never been there before, and enjoyed the trip to the Leamington area. The weather was great when we were there, and we weren’t bothered by bugs.
The birding festival was on and there were a lot of birders. I enjoy watching and taking pictures of birds, but I wouldn’t classify myself as a birder. I found that my 70-300 mm lens was not long enough, which really didn’t surprise me. Some of the photographers had lenses so big, that it looked like a real effort to carry them.
It was difficult to focus on the birds when they were at such a distance, so some of my photos are not as sharp as I wish. I cropped some of these so that we can see the bird easier. I am still going through my pictures, but thought I would put some of them up this week. Hopefully I identify these correctly – some are common, but I don’t usually get to take a picture of them.
This first one is a female red-winged blackbird. It took us awhile to figure out what it was. Most of the time we only notice the males.
I believe the next is a barn swallow. We saw lots of them flying around. This one looks like it’s trying to figure out which twig to take to its nest.
One of the birds that caused a lot of flurry and excitement for the birders was the red-headed woodpecker. It was still quite a distance away when I took the photo. I’d never seen one before in the wild.
