Category Archives: BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

Is a Bluebird blue? Those of a certain age will no doubt recall the philosophical question posed by Conway Twitty  in his eponymous hit song of that great year of demarcation  – 1960. (Actually, it was the first record I … Continue reading →

Mild weather in Eastern Ontario, serves up a rare treat of Christmas goose. SNOW GOOSE PARTIALLY LEUCISTIC CANADA GOOSE GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE WINGSTRETCH CACKLING GOOSE (Note the small bill in comparison with the regular Canada Goose in the foreground)   … Continue reading →

A Bullock’s Oriole, normally resident in the American SouthWest, has made a rare appearance in Pakenham, Ontario.  FEMALE BULLOCK’S ORIOLE MALE BULLOCK’S ORIOLE This image of a male Bullock’s Oriole,  was shot in Cave Creek,  Arizona several years ago.   

Despite the closure of the Owl Woods for the hunting season,  I joined good friend Paul to do a quick trip to Amherst Island in Lake Ontario. We saw many hawks, mostly Rough-legged and Red-tailed in approximately equal numbers. ROUGH-LEGGED … Continue reading →

A Western Kingbird recently made a rare appearance in the Ottawa area.

A selection of images representing the four common vireo species in Eastern Ontario. BLUE-HEADED VIREO PHILADELPHIA VIREO RED-EYED VIREO RED-EYED VIREO Peak a boo, I see you!! WARBLING VIREO          

The fall warbler migration has come and gone. Migration flow was at best “thin”. Some of the photographic highlights are displayed below.  Personal highlight for me was the spotting of a Canada Warbler but was unable to capture an image. … Continue reading →

The Parasitic Jaeger (Dark Morph Juvenile) continues his presence on the Ottawa River.  I was able to get a few images from closer up.  PARASITIC JAEGER AT REST AN ATTACK IS LAUNCHED PARASITIC JAEGER IN FLIGHT ATTACK ON A SEAGULL … Continue reading →

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER