Category Archives: BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

GREAT BLUE HERON

Managed to shoot the following sequence on a recent outing. GREAT BLUE HERON CATCHES YOUNG MUSKRAT FLIGHT OF NO RETURN

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EVEN MORE WARBLERS

A good flow of warblers through the Ottawa area in the past few days. (As per usual, click on each image for full screen display on laptop or desktop, then click again for even greater expansion.) ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER TAKES … Continue reading

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MORE WARBLERS

(NB: For those using a desktop computer, click on each image for full screen display) YELLOW WARBLER NORTHERN PARULA BLACK THROATED GREEN NASHVILLE WARBLER

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SPRING MIGRATION

A slow start to the spring migration so far. PALM WARBLER YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER

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START OF FALL MIGRATION

Images from a recent trip to Lake Simcoe, Ontario. Fall migration off to a slow start. Red-breasted Nuthatch with Juniper Berry Trumpeter Swan Wingspread, Lake Simcoe

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INCOMING!!

While enjoying a cup of coffee at my local canal side bistro, I noticed the comings and goings of red-winged blackbirds seeking scraps from the neighbouring vacated tables. It gave me the idea to try the bird flight capture mode … Continue reading

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SPRING MIGRATION

A few oddities from the start of this year’s Spring bird migration. I was fortunate to spend some time with a cooperative Pileated Woodpecker. PILEATED WOODPECKER Their prehistoric appearance makes it easy to believe the modern theory that birds are … Continue reading

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CHINSTRAP PENGUINS

THE EPONYMOUS CHINSTRAP PENGUIN (Worth a double click!) CHINSTRAP PENGUINS MARCH SLOWLY UP STEEP SLOPE Chinstrap penguins nest on high slopes because the highest, windiest slopes are the first to clear of snow, which allows them to build their nests. … Continue reading

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ANTARCTIC ARRIVAL

We made it!! A colony of Gentoo penguins excitedly greets our arrival in Antarctica.

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PETRELS OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN

Petrels are marine seabirds with a curved beak that spend most of their lives flying over the ocean. All petrels have prominent tube-shaped nostrils. These are either on the sides of their bill (albatrosses) or on the top (all the … Continue reading

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