Pileated Woodpecker

This gallery contains 3 photos. North America’s largest woodpecker has been another hit and miss for me. Two years ago, I found my first Pileated Woodpecker, a gorgeous

Harlequin Ducks

This gallery contains 5 photos. Almost a year has passed since I first saw a pair of female Harlequin ducks at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. Save for a few white spots on their faces,

Love Those Doves!

This gallery contains 3 photos. We’re used to seeing that urban and cosmopolitan bird, the Rock Pigeon, in so many parts of the world–but have

Nature’s Studio

I am drawn to the natural world, and Boundary Bay, British Columbia, is one of the premier places in Metro Vancouver within which to bird and photograph wildlife. Located immediately

Orange-Crowned Warblers

This gallery contains 5 photos. A restless bundle of energy with a fondness for early fruit blossoms in the spring, I have had the fortune of seeing Orange-Crowned Warblers in the backyard

Ring-Necked Pheasants

This gallery contains 4 photos. On a sunny but relatively birdless Good Friday 2017, our encounter with a magnificent male Ring-Necked Pheasant in one of least likely places you’d expect

Eastern Kingbirds

This gallery contains 3 photos. There’s just something about the Eastern Kingbird that makes this large tyrant flycatcher stand apart from its (non-blueblooded) cousins. Certainly, its striking

Mountain Bluebird

This gallery contains 6 photos. My experiences with photographing songbirds of the blue-colored persuasion–notably, Lazuli Buntings, Steller’s Jays, Harlequin Ducks, and Belted Kingfishers–have been erring

Odd Ducks

This gallery contains 5 photos. Mallards, or Wild Ducks, are the most widespread and commonly seen ducks in the world, and we take them for granted, but did you