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Something a bit different...an upload from my iPhone. Last year we had a Black-capped Chickadee family. I’ve never seen their nest so decided to check out the old nest. A stunning masterpiece for such a small creature with no hands. Some moss, dry grass, and in the centre right, finer material. Not sure if they will want to reuse this birdhouse.
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Views: 99
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| Date: March 13, 2021 |
| Details: Nest |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Ottawa - This bird has been present likely since December and will soon return to the boreal forest. I have seen it off and on throughout the winter but made a special trip to say goodbye. I spent some time observing it hunting, capturing a few shots.
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Views: 91
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| Date: March 10, 2021 |
| Details: Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Crysler - I spent hours today trying to find the right individuals. It was tough (these are very difficult birds to work with) but I finally located an adult male that typifies what a Horned Lark looks like.
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Views: 83
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| Date: March 10, 2021 |
| Details: Male, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Winchester - Our first spring migrants. This is the Prairie subspecies – white above the eye rather than yellow for the northern subspecies.
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Views: 73
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| Date: March 7, 2021 |
| Details: Adult |
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| Canada (Québec) |
Val-d'Or – We failed to find any the first day but got really lucky the next. This is a popular species for hunters and since regional hunters have to travel hundreds of km north in normal years, this year they are taking advantage of it close to home. That means birds close to the road are prime targets so they are slowly declining within 75 km of some towns.
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Views: 87
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| Date: March 4, 2021 |
| Details: Winter plumage |
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| Canada (Québec) |
Val-d'Or - I made a trek in search of ptarmigan, perhaps my most wanted bird. This winter there has been a major irruption in Quebec, south of their normal range. It is the largest movement in 40 years and undoubtedly involves thousands of individuals. Normally the area from Val-d'Or to north of Amos has one or two if any. Still, we had a hard time finding them but in some locations there were numerous tracks alerting us to their presence.
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Views: 109
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| Date: March 4, 2021 |
| Details: Adult |
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| Canada (British Columbia) |
2021 has certainly started well. With few opportunities to get out, we have been very lucky. This instance at Burrard Inlet Vancouver required some waiting for rays of light in between the trees in behind. Not sure if it a camera effect but the unedited colouring is seen here and appeared more greenish/turquoise than I remember for this species.
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Views: 161
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| Date: February 20, 2021 |
| Details: Male |
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| Canada (British Columbia) |
It certainly has been long time coming - nearly 30 years since my last Gyrfalcon sighting - and not for lack of trying. It was somewhat surreal having a couple of minutes to take these photos after so many failed attempts to locate one. Seen in the Pitt Meadows valley in good looking Gyrfalcon habitat.
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Views: 125
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| Date: February 27, 2021 |
| Details: Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Ashton - This Prairie bird has overwintered, stopping for seed a couple of times on most days.
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Views: 119
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| Date: February 26, 2021 |
| Details: Adult, Outside normal range |
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