Birds Snowy Owl, Common Goldeneye, and American Robin

Matthias

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Yesterday I went to a park here in Toronto and had the luck to spot a Snowy Owl, a Barrow's Goldeneye, and an American Robin. All pictures are straight out of the camera, only did cropping as the owl was far away. I am still practicing with all the settings.

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  • ILCE-6300
  • FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
  • 400.0 mm
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 250


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  • ILCE-6300
  • FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
  • 400.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 200


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  • ILCE-6300
  • FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
  • 400.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 1000


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  • ILCE-6300
  • FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
  • 400.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 1000
 
Nice shots... for how many Snowies are in the Ottawa region, I have not had luck with snowies this year.

That's not a Barrow's Goldeneye btw, it's a Common Goldeneye. Barrow's will have considerably more black on the back.
 
Nice shots... for how many Snowies are in the Ottawa region, I have not had luck with snowies this year.

That's not a Barrow's Goldeneye btw, it's a Common Goldeneye. Barrow's will have considerably more black on the back.
Thank you!

I had to look up the bird in my book 'Birds of Canada', on the illustration the Common Goldeneye had a green(ish) head and neck where the Barrow's Goldeneye was more like in my photo. I have googled some more pictures after your comment and indeed it looks like a Common Goldeneye, thanks! Learn something everyday :)
 
Here's a heavily cropped image we took a while ago, but you can see the difference btwn the Common and Barrow's. You can see how more black is on the back of the Barrow's.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • 500.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/160 sec
  • ISO 400
 
Nice set
 
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