Two very strange birds from Saskatchewan....

Two very strange birds from Saskatchewan.... · 06:59 PM

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Left on our roadtrip Yesterday morning, took these today in Chaplin, Saskatchewan. I won't be posting much for the next week or so, too many timelines besides this laptop is not the best. If color or contrast is bad please let me know.

Comments are always welcome and appreciated

roentarre · 05-27-2009, 08:14 PM

They are quite unusual birds in deed! Good photography, Heinrich!

heliphoto · 05-27-2009, 10:49 PM

Ah, the Greater Greater Yellowlegs, and the killmoose.

Wacky!

jmbradd · 05-27-2009, 10:57 PM

clearly a sooty shearwater and an albatross. Very common birds in Saskatchewan =)

**Lowell Goudge** · 05-28-2009, 11:34 AM

aside from th ebig goose in WAWA is there any other "really big bird" elsewhere in canada

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 05-28-2009, 05:10 PM

Originally posted by roentarre

They are quite unusual birds in deed! Good photography, Heinrich!

Hi James and thank you.

Take care,

Originally posted by heliphoto

Ah, the Greater Greater Yellowlegs, and the killmoose.

Wacky!

Thank you josh, yeah, that's them.

Take care,

Originally posted by jmbradd

clearly a sooty shearwater and an albatross. Very common birds in Saskatchewan =)

You know them James and yes, quite common.

Take care

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

aside from th ebig goose in WAWA is there any other "really big bird" elsewhere in canada

Hi Lowell, they are way smaller than what they look on these pictures, nowhere near the Wawa goose in size. Your Wawa goose image looks a little dated,

I'll be threre in a few days and will take a new one.

Take care

ve2vfd · 05-28-2009, 07:22 PM

Holy cow, what do they feed the birds in sask?

Pat

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 05-29-2009, 04:54 AM

They live right next to the saltmarches.......:-)

**Lowell Goudge** · 05-29-2009, 05:20 AM

Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann

Hi James and thank you.
Hi Lowell, they are way smaller than what they look on these pictures, nowhere near the Wawa goose in size. Your Wawa goose image looks a little dated,

I'll be threre in a few days and will take a new one.

Take care

dated? how can that be, I took it in 1981

knochelbiter · 05-29-2009, 02:50 PM

I see the fiberglass-statue kingpin of small-town Canada has struck again!

I like to imagine him going from town with his Panama hat, making his pitch to the mayor...

"Beautiful town you have here, just beautiful ... it's too bad noone stops for sightseeing now-a-days... (wipes at brow with pocket hankie)... sir, you know what would put your town on the map? A fifty-foot ____!"

**Scottnorwo** · 05-29-2009, 03:34 PM

those are the biggest little bird I have ever seen

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 05-29-2009, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by knochelbiter

I see the fiberglass-statue kingpin of small-town Canada has struck again!

I like to imagine him going from town with his Panama hat, making his pitch to the mayor...

"Beautiful town you have here, just beautiful ... it's too bad noone stops for sightseeing now-a-days... (wipes at brow with pocket hankie)... sir, you know what would put your town on the map? A fifty-foot ____!"

LOL, this is very funny knochelbiter but probably also true,

take care,

Originally posted by Scottnorwo

those are the biggest little bird I have ever seen

Thank you Scott, they're not as big as they look here. They are located in front of the actually very good and interesting Nature Centre in Chaplin.

Take care

daacon · 05-30-2009, 08:05 AM

Nice one Heinrich now that is the kind of Bird I could capture !

**Sailor** · 05-30-2009, 12:46 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Nice one Heinrich now that is the kind of Bird I could capture !

Same here, Heinrich. I need a large bird that will stand still! Neat images.

Jer

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 05-30-2009, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Nice one Heinrich now that is the kind of Bird I could capture !

I'll have to admit that it was an easy shot as compared to most other bird shots.

Take care,

Originally posted by Sailor

Same here, Heinrich. I need a large bird that will stand still! Neat images.

Jer

Well Jer, they are not quite as large as everyone seems to think that they are. Here is one with more or less normal perspetive.

Take care,

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05-28-2009, 05:10 PM	#6
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097 Original Poster	Originally posted by roentarre They are quite unusual birds in deed! Good photography, Heinrich! Hi James and thank you. Take care, Originally posted by heliphoto Ah, the Greater Greater Yellowlegs, and the killmoose. Wacky! Thank you josh, yeah, that's them. Take care, Originally posted by jmbradd clearly a sooty shearwater and an albatross. Very common birds in Saskatchewan =) You know them James and yes, quite common. Take care Originally posted by Lowell Goudge aside from th ebig goose in WAWA is there any other "really big bird" elsewhere in canada Hi Lowell, they are way smaller than what they look on these pictures, nowhere near the Wawa goose in size. Your Wawa goose image looks a little dated, I'll be threre in a few days and will take a new one. Take care

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ve2vfd Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,433	Holy cow, what do they feed the birds in sask? Pat

05-29-2009, 04:54 AM	#8
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097 Original Poster	They live right next to the saltmarches.......:-)

05-29-2009, 05:20 AM	#9
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,891	Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann Hi James and thank you. Hi Lowell, they are way smaller than what they look on these pictures, nowhere near the Wawa goose in size. Your Wawa goose image looks a little dated, I'll be threre in a few days and will take a new one. Take care dated? how can that be, I took it in 1981

05-29-2009, 02:50 PM	#10
knochelbiter Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 89	I see the fiberglass-statue kingpin of small-town Canada has struck again! I like to imagine him going from town with his Panama hat, making his pitch to the mayor... "Beautiful town you have here, just beautiful ... it's too bad noone stops for sightseeing now-a-days... (wipes at brow with pocket hankie)... sir, you know what would put your town on the map? A fifty-foot ____!"

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Scottnorwo Millionth Poster! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stafford, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,086	those are the biggest little bird I have ever seen

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Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097 Original Poster	Originally posted by knochelbiter I see the fiberglass-statue kingpin of small-town Canada has struck again! I like to imagine him going from town with his Panama hat, making his pitch to the mayor... "Beautiful town you have here, just beautiful ... it's too bad noone stops for sightseeing now-a-days... (wipes at brow with pocket hankie)... sir, you know what would put your town on the map? A fifty-foot ____!" LOL, this is very funny knochelbiter but probably also true, take care, Originally posted by Scottnorwo those are the biggest little bird I have ever seen Thank you Scott, they're not as big as they look here. They are located in front of the actually very good and interesting Nature Centre in Chaplin. Take care

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice one Heinrich now that is the kind of Bird I could capture !

05-30-2009, 12:46 PM	#14
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	Originally posted by daacon Nice one Heinrich now that is the kind of Bird I could capture ! Same here, Heinrich. I need a large bird that will stand still! Neat images. Jer

05-30-2009, 06:49 PM	#15
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Nice one Heinrich now that is the kind of Bird I could capture ! I'll have to admit that it was an easy shot as compared to most other bird shots. Take care, Originally posted by Sailor Same here, Heinrich. I need a large bird that will stand still! Neat images. Jer Well Jer, they are not quite as large as everyone seems to think that they are. Here is one with more or less normal perspetive. Take care,