For some reason, I associate autumn with woodpeckers. So, since the season is upon us, I thought I’d share photos of a few of the WPs that visit us on Gabriola Island. Right now, a family of flickers is keeping us entertained. Red-shafted Northern Flicker Red-breasted Sapsucker I love Red-breasted …
My better half and I were evacuated from our neighborhood in Calgary during what will likely be known as the worst flood in Alberta’s history. While it wasn’t completely unexpected, we had our camping gear packed and ready to go, and a general idea of where we would head to …
May long weekend camping has, as for so many families, become a tradition for us. Living in a “two season” province, this annual ritual feels in many ways like the start of summer and it’s nicely timed for some spring migrant birding. This year procrastination on the booking shut us …
Calgary photographer Rob English has the most amazing luck photographing small mammals. He got these shots last summer near the summit of Highwood Pass in the Canadian Rockies. He notes that he wasn’t the only one searching for pikas, but when the long-tailed weasel saw him it disappeared in the …
Calgary photographer Rob English takes outstanding bird photos, and has been kind enough to allow us to showcase them on Bird Canada.
The power of patience. To obtain these amazing Barn Swallow photos, Bragg Creek, Alberta resident Pam Pritchard climbed up a ladder, set the camera on top and remained absolutely motionless with her hand resting on the shutter button. Once the mother swallow was satisfied that Pam was not a threat, …
These amazing Rufous Hummingbird photos were taken by Marilyn Saunders, who feeds these beautiful little birds at her home in the foothills west of Calgary. Click to enlarge. And if that backyard visitor wasn’t exciting enough, she has also captured images of a little male Calliope hummer at her feeder.