This gallery contains 3 photos. Cape May Warblers are rarely sighted west of Alberta, so to see this photogenic New World warbler tucking into the equally mysteriously flowering mahonia (aka Oregon Grape) and the local grub in the dead of winter in Abbotsford in mid-January 2019 ticked so many boxes.
Continue readingCategory Archives: Animals
If animals, my favourite furry people, could speak/act human, here’s what they’d say/do.
Winter Oddity #1: Great Egret in Langley
This gallery contains 3 photos. I finally met this elegant wader after narrowly missing the opportunity by a day almost 3 years ago at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Ladner. On the tip of another eagle-eyed birder, my subject showed up after just a few hours of our waiting for it on a mild winter afternoon.
Continue readingLincoln’s Sparrow: A Secretive Songbird for (Almost) All Seasons
This gallery contains 3 photos. Spunky songbird? Check. Puffball with a peaked coif? Check. Capable of balancing a seed on the tip of its tongue? Check. The Lincoln’s Sparrow, which is widespread through most of North and Central America, is no shrinking violet.
Continue readingMandarin Duck: From Molt to Magnificent
This gallery contains 5 photos. Over the course of several months this year, I had the privilege of witnessing one of Nature’s most stunning creatures undergo a stunning transformation from egad-what-on-earth-is-that to drop-dead-gorgeous.
Baird(s) on the Beach!
This gallery contains 4 photos. The caption of this post is my whimsical nod to both Shakespeare and shorebirds (being a fan of both). Those of you who live on the West Coast will be familiar with this summer festival. 🙂 Continue reading
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Perhaps the most colorful of warblers, the Chestnut-Sided Warbler is a sight to behold, and I had the opportunity to finally see one with a small group of birders in early Continue reading
Long-Eared Owl
This gallery contains 4 photos. The nocturnal cousin of the diurnal Short-Eared Owl, the Long-Eared Owl is a migratory visitor to Southwestern British Columbia during the fall and winter, Continue reading
Mountain Chickadee
This gallery contains 3 photos. On December 14, 2017, I made the acquaintance of a Mountain Chickadee at the home and open invitation of some very gracious local birders (whom I also met for the first time). As its name implies, Continue reading
Blue Jay!
This gallery contains 3 photos. On Christmas Eve 2017, I had the fortune of encountering a Blue Jay in Richmond. A common sight in just about every province east of British Columbia (and a particularly iconic bird Continue reading
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