Oystercatcher & Towhee

revs · **Posted:** Feb 26 9:15 pm

A couple of shots from the past two days, nothing too much to report alas, Sunshine coast was a bust as far as Rock Sandpiper at Mission Point, i figured i was too late for them anyways as i had planned to go after them in December but then the lens broke and.. oh well, oystercatchers were a fun diversion.

Towhee was from Saturday at Maplewood, had tried Whytecliffe and Ambleside beforehand and got nothing, Maplewood was a bit better. Surprised how popular the towhee shot was on Flickr actually.

Spotted Towhee

Also picked up a couple shots of these guys

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Black Oystercatcher

bonus birds from Sunshine Coast included

Northwestern Crow

Black Scoter

Barrow's Goldeneye

Thanks for looking

birder · **Joined:** Oct 25 2:58 pm **Posts:** 552

Really like that Black Scoter in the waves.Well done.Ted

Sherms · **Posted:** Feb 26 10:00 pm

Nice series Paul. I really like your Towhee too. It has a nice tone and balanced set of colors and perfect exposures.

My Wide is from the Sunshine coast and she doesn't know here Mission Point is. Maybe she calls it something else but can you explain where that is roughly?

Sherman

pdenouden · **Posted:** Feb 26 10:55 pm

Nice series - I'm not surprised on the towhee, it's one of the best towhee shots I've seen.

Birder2000 · **Joined:** Jul 17 7:29 pm **Posts:** 588

Black Scoter shot is my favorite, but I like them all.

Canonshooterman · **Posted:** Feb 27 10:29 pm

revs wrote:

Surprised how popular the towhee shot was on Flickr actually.

I'm not

It's not everyday you get such an isolated shot of one with such perfect bokeh! and lighting! and clarity!

esle9 · **Posted:** Feb 27 10:49 pm

I really like that towhee! And the angle of the Black Scoter is neat in the ocean.

featherweight · **Posted:** Feb 28 1:20 am

Great set Paul, the Towhee is pretty special.

revs · **Posted:** Feb 28 1:11 pm

Canonshooterman wrote:

revs wrote:

Surprised how popular the towhee shot was on Flickr actually.

I'm not

It's not everyday you get such an isolated shot of one with such perfect bokeh! and lighting! and clarity!

Yeh, the towhee was doing some kind of "dance" almost with it's tail (maybe it was drying it off or something) but i almost got an even better shot of it with it's tail flared out downwards with white tail tips quite prominent.
Too bad i didn't get that one all in frame, would have been quite the shot..

Keithmac · **Posted:** Feb 28 2:00 pm

Very nice series Paul, the Towhee is especially a great shot. They are such a pretty bird and the red eye makes them a fun subject.

Buzz · **Posted:** Feb 28 4:30 pm

Nice to see your lens is as sharp as ever Paul.
Good job. Yes, I too think the Towhee is the best of the bunch.

BUZZ

Thebirds · **Posted:** Feb 29 10:44 pm

Love the first shot, great color!

revs · **Posted:** Mar 01 10:35 am

Sherms wrote:

Nice series Paul. I really like your Towhee too. It has a nice tone and balanced set of colors and perfect exposures.

My Wide is from the Sunshine coast and she doesn't know here Mission Point is. Maybe she calls it something else but can you explain where that is roughly?

Sherman

Mission Point (i hope i have the name right) is just before you get into Sechelt proper.
It's a beach with a parking lot off the main road, had an ex GF who lived in Gibsons back in the day, love the area

Oystercatcher & Towhee

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