Watching the Birders

I was going to post some scenery pictures from Point Pelee this week, but as I was going through my pictures, I saw some that I had taken of some birders and thought that I would put them up this week, and the scenery next week.

Sometimes it got a bit crowded when we were going around Point Pelee, but I realize everyone was wanting to see birds too. Many of these people were serious birders, and I enjoyed watching them. 

This first picture is at the Tip of Point Pelee, which is the farthest southern point of Canada mainland. People were lined up taking photos. And of course, I got into the line and took pictures too.

Sometimes there were large crowds like this next picture. I believe this group had come from the U.K. as a tour group. They were also at the Tip, and were looking at seagulls and terns, and probably some other kind of bird that I didn't recognize.

The group got quite upset with the guy in this next picture. He had moved farther down the Tip, and was taking pictures of the birds from a closer view. They yelled at him to get out of there, but I had enjoyed including him in the picture when the birds were flying around.

When we were walking back up the east shore, these photographers in the next photo were taking pictures of the red-headed woodpecker. You can see the size of some of the lenses, which made mine look pretty small. There were a lot of different kinds of cameras. Some people were using their smartphone cameras, and others had point-and-shoot cameras, and they looked like they were enjoying themselves as much as those with high-end cameras.

Others had binoculars and no camera or a video camera. It didn't matter what type of camera you had. You could enjoy watching the birds no matter what. I wondered what the birds thought when they saw people staring at them so much. Maybe they were enjoying the view just as much as we were.

There were other people who, like us, looked for the quiet areas. This man was enjoying watching terns and looking at the scenery. I don't think he even noticed us go by.

I think people watching was just as interesting as looking for the birds, so that probably means that I'm not a serious birder. But that's okay, because there are so many things for us to enjoy.

The LORD is my strength and song, 

and He has become my salvation...

Exodus 15:2