Category Archives: BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

GIN AND TONIC

Posted on November 13, 2012 by bilyreid

Experienced a bit of a Bohemian Waxwing fallout today at the Arboretum in Central Ottawa. The birds were feasting on Juniper berries. Mr. GREEDY GUTS!! CATCH!! The Juniper berry is used in the production of  Gin and of course the … Continue reading →

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NORTHERN HAWK OWL

Posted on November 10, 2012 by bilyreid

NORTHERN HAWK OWL If the unseasonably cold weather the past few weeks hasn’t been enough of a clue, it would seem were in for a long, cold winter by this early appearance of what is an Eastern Ontario winter specialty, … Continue reading →

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CAMP X

Posted on October 22, 2012 by bilyreid

Driving home from Niagara last week, I made a determined effort to finally locate Camp X of WWII spy fame. Laugh out loud!! Turns out to be a 15 minute walk from my favourite Lake Ontario bird watching location, Thickson’s … Continue reading →

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WHAT DO RUSTIES EAT??

Posted on September 22, 2012 by bilyreid

Good question. Never gave it much thought. But after spending an hour with a cooperative pair of Rusty Blackbirds on the shores of the Ottawa river, I think I now have a good idea.

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AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

Posted on September 18, 2012 by bilyreid

Major find of the day was a solitary Golden plover in residual breeding plumage on a rocky shoal a couple of hundred yards off the edge of the Ottawa river. This plumage was a first here in Ottawa not only … Continue reading →

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PLOVERS

Posted on September 6, 2012 by bilyreid

Plovers are currently working their way south through the Ottawa valley. Here’s two I caught the other day out on the river. AMERICAN BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER GOLDEN PLOVER

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PAKENHAM

Posted on July 16, 2012 by bilyreid

Sunday morning ramble in Eastern Ontario out towards the village of Pakenham finds me in search of the elusive Upland Sandpiper. Although I have spotted many feeding on the ground in tall grass, just can’t seem to find one willing … Continue reading →

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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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RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

Posted on June 2, 2012 by bilyreid
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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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