Category Archives: BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

ALGONQUIN ADVENTURE

Posted on March 8, 2014 by bilyreid

MADAWASKA RIVER, WHITNEY, ONTARIO  MALE PURPLE FINCH FEMALE PURPLE FINCH MALE EVENING GROSBEAK  FEMALE EVENING GROSBEAK  GRAY JAY  NORTHERN TELECOM

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BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER

Posted on February 20, 2014 by bilyreid

Eastern Ontario has been treated with the uncommon appearance of Black-Backed Woodpeckers, normally a boreal forest specialist. MALE BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER FEMALE BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER FEMALE BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER WITH GRUB  

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WOLFE ISLAND

Posted on February 18, 2014 by bilyreid

Wolfe Island stands at the junction between Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, near the city of Kingston, Ontario. Spent yesterday there in clear cold weather with a fellow photographer in search of the more than 30 Snowy Owls … Continue reading →

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BIRDS OF A FEATHER?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by bilyreid

Sequence of photos showing crows harassing a Snowy Owl.        

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MORE SNOWY OWLS

Posted on January 22, 2014 by bilyreid

 SNOWY OWL IN FLIGHT  SNOWY OWL AT REST COYOTE SKULKS PERIMETER OF OTTAWA AIRPORT  

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SNOWY OWL

Posted on January 5, 2014 by bilyreid

Eastern Ontario is experiencing an irruption of Snowy Owls. Encountered a heavily barred immature owl yesterday.    

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NATIONAL EAGLE CENTER

Posted on December 31, 2013 by bilyreid

NATIONAL EAGLE CENTER The National Eagle Center is located in Wabasha, Minnesota on the Mississippi River.  Wabasha’s other claim to fame is it’s shooting location of  the hit movie, Grumpy Old Men. Bald Eagle dines on quail at the National … Continue reading →

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READS LANDING, MINNESOTA

Posted on December 31, 2013 by bilyreid

Woke up Christmas morning and drove 10 miles to watch Bald Eagles catch fish in the open water below Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River at Reads Landing in Minnesota. Reads Landing is an  historic steam riverboat fuelling station and … Continue reading →

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KING EIDER

Posted on November 17, 2013 by bilyreid

A female King Eider duck makes its first recorded appearance in the last twenty years on the Ottawa River. KING EIDER

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LAPLAND LONGSPUR

Posted on November 15, 2013 by bilyreid

LAPLAND LONGSPUR Was fortunate yesterday to find this solitary specimen mixed in with a group of Snow Buntings. Hat tip to good buddy Chris for location information.  

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