Category Archives: Owls

Showcase: Short-eared Owl With Dinner

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Pat Bumstead

Calgary photographer Rob English takes outstanding bird photos, and has been kind enough to allow us to showcase them on Bird Canada.   

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History and Birds: Stanley Park (Vancouver, BC)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Pierre Cenerelli

Vancouver’s Stanley Park is one of Canada’s important urban parks, not only because of its large size, but also because of the richness of the ecosystems it shelters. More specifically, it features an important, year-long bird population, particularly during the … Continue reading →

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How to Explain the Inexplicable Thrill of Birding?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Julia Zarankin

I’m currently reading Kenn Kaufman’s Flights Against the Sunset – his wonderful memoir about attempting to recount his birding adventures to his dying mother. Most of the essays initially appeared in Birdwatching Digest, and Kaufman’s writing sparkles with humor, liveliness, … Continue reading →

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The Great Horned Owls of Sikome Lake

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Dan Arndt

Everyone loves owls. Their big eyes, large size, and charismatic facial expressions can make even a non-birder sit up and take notice, and many birders have had their start with some incredible experience or other either chasing, discovering, or simply … Continue reading →

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A Snowy Pair

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Pat Bumstead

Recently, my husband and I had occasion to take a prairie drive to a small town south east of Calgary. Having taken this route many times, the camera and binos were on my lap, ready for any snowy owls we … Continue reading →

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Introduction: Synecdoche and the Bird

Posted on February 11, 2013 by James Churchill

When asked why he chose to live in the remote, wilds of Montana, nature writer David Quammen would traditionally reply, “the trout.” And when pressed, “the trout is a synecdoche” – a discrete, phenomenal, biological entity, but immeasurably more than … Continue reading →

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Owl vs. Owl

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Charlotte Wasylik

Posted by Charlotte Wasylik, aka Prairie Birder, Last week the British Columbia government approved the shooting and relocation of Barred Owls in an effort to save their endangered cousin, the Spotted Owl, which has been facing extinction since the 1980s, and … Continue reading →

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Caution: Birder on Board

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Susan Ellis

As my first contribution to this blog, I think a good place to start is to tell you a bit about where I bird…the Ottawa Valley, and anywhere else I happen to be. Why I bird…it’s become a way of … Continue reading →

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A Happy Owl and Canadian Art Legend

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Charlotte Wasylik

Posted by Charlotte Wasylik, aka Prairie Birder, (I’m very excited to be writing for Bird Canada and will try to make sure I have a post for each month. Thank you again, Pat, for asking me to write for your … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable Snowy Owl Behaviour

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Pat Bumstead

This is a preview of a new show coming to PBS Nature in October, and I just had to share it. I have never seen owl behaviour like this, and frankly my mouth was hanging open as I watched it. … Continue reading →

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