Show the wild birds some love by taking part in the 23rd Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). This year’s count begins on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, and continues through Monday, February 17. Volunteers from around the world count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more …
As brief as Calgary’s autumn is, the gorgeous leaf colours that this season brings help make up for its brevity. However, as I work during the week, I can only get some shooting in on the weekends and I just have to hope that the colours are peaking on those …
Hello from our Toronto backyard! Happy new year to all. With a fairly busy holiday season and not a lot of bird activity here at home or in our travels, I thought I would blog about a species of bird that many probably don’t think a whole lot about… Pigeons. …
Hello, thanks for returning to the Bird Canada blog and seeing what is happening in our neck of the woods here in Toronto, Ontario. It’s actually been rather quiet at home with the birds. We can blame a Cooper’s Hawk with near daily visits. It’s something to watch this Hawk …
This weekend is the beginning of the annual Project Feeder Watch count season which runs from November until April. It’s something we have been participating in for over a decade now. The days before becoming a citizen scientist and reporting our backyard bird species I was doing this on my …
Hello again! I’m finally back with a post after a very busy summer with no time to write. It’s actually a really good thing I took lots of photos this past summer because bird activity in my yard this fall has come to a screaching halt. It’s so incredibly quiet …
My 2019 fall shorebird photography season was a pretty decent one for me, by which I mean that I had a couple of good occasions when the necessary elements came together. Namely, decent lighting conditions (bright morning sun or bright overcast), available time (i.e. a free weekend or vacation) and …
Another busy summer, and a big burst of southward songbird migration action at the end. Here are a few of my pics from the past few weeks as I attempted to capture some of the songbirds coming through southern Alberta…and my favourite would have to be this young Chestnut-sided Warbler …
Welcome back to our Toronto backyard! First off I really want to thank everyone who took the time out to read our July post, and comment, regarding the Peregrine Falcons and fledge watch. I put a lot of heart into that one and the feedback was appreciated. So here we …
Hello again! Believe it or not, we actually have some colour up here right now that is not WHITE! 😉 Flowers are blooming, the grass is a deep green …. summer in Northwestern Ontario is very short & goes by very quickly but it’s beautiful to see while it’s here. …