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LITTLE EGRET

Posted on July 8, 2012 by bilyreid

Little Egret Only the second recorded sighting ever of the European Little Egret in Quebec. Bird was spotted in the St. Lawrence River by the Mercier bridge in Montreal. Hat tip to good buddy Paul. Little Egret in flight, Cornwall, … Continue reading →

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FOMENT

Posted on June 21, 2012 by bilyreid

DANIEL RICHARDSEN Daniel Richardsen is a talented and ambitious young man who also happens to be a good friend of mine. This week he launched a new literary review magazine, FOMENT, which has received the attention of two of Canada’s … Continue reading →

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FREE SPEECH – CANADA REJOINS ANGLOSPHERE!!

Posted on June 19, 2012 by bilyreid

 FULL ARTICLE Five years!! Five years already, since I sat in the front row of the first Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ever opened to the public at 160 Elgin Street here in Ottawa and heard those astounding, jaw-dropping words. Hard … Continue reading →

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DIAMOND JUBILEE

Posted on June 5, 2012 by bilyreid

It’s a go!!! Today, June 5,  is the 68th anniversary of  D-Day. Well, not exactly. June 5th was the scheduled date but bad weather over the channel forced a delay. Meteorologists predicted a brief window of relative calm for the … Continue reading →

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RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

Posted on June 2, 2012 by bilyreid
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PRESQU’ISLE……AGAIN

Posted on May 23, 2012 by bilyreid

Our four day birding extravaganza across the length and breadth of southern Ontario was winding down. Traveling back towards eastern Ontario, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a revisit of Presqu’isle Provincial Park on Lake Ontario. Still not much … Continue reading →

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MASTER AND COMMANDER

Posted on May 21, 2012 by bilyreid

………THE FAR SIDE OF…… TORONTO??? Shiver me timbers, I’m standing in Thickson’s Woods !! Returning from Point Pelee, it’s on the other side of Toronto in Whitby, Ontario. Now most Torontonians will tell you that they are the world, and … Continue reading →

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TO CATCH A COMMIE

Posted on May 17, 2012 by bilyreid

Conservatives are generally known to be hawkish on foreign policy, but if there were ever to be a bird to represent their cause, surely it would have to be the Prothonotary Warbler. It’s the only one to trap a Cold … Continue reading →

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POINT PELEE NATIONAL PARK

Posted on May 17, 2012 by bilyreid

Luck does not favour us as the winds remain from the north as we arrive in Point Pelee. Warbler wise its not much more than the usual suspects to be found just about anywhere. YELLOW WARBLER COMMON YELLOWTHROAT Nothing spectacular … Continue reading →

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RONDEAU PROVINCIAL PARK

Posted on May 17, 2012 by bilyreid

After a brief stop at Thickson’s Woods in Whitby, Ontario where the birding was extremely disappointing, we press on through Toronto traffic and head for Rondeau Provincial Park on Lake Erie near Ridgetown, Ontario. Here the warbler action was very … Continue reading →

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