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. 🙂

Yellow-Rumped Warblers

This gallery contains 3 photos. It hardly seems fair–or flattering–to be described by the colour of your bottom, especially when you are those pretty songbirds known as Yellow-Rumped

Buff-Breasted Sandpipers

This gallery contains 4 photos. The polar opposite to the Caspian Terns featured in last week’s post when it comes to both plumage and personal space, is the extremely

Northern Harriers

This gallery contains 4 photos. With her dark brown feathers and streaky breast, I’ve always found the female Northern Harrier to be more beautiful than the male Northern Harrier (

Western Meadowlark

This gallery contains 2 photos. Although I have heard their beautiful song before (thanks to quite a few birdsong mobile apps)–a liquid, warbling melody that has made them the state birds in six American states–this is 

Short-Eared Owl

This gallery contains 2 photos. One of three Short-Eared Owls we saw hunting at Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area on January 22. Not the first time I’ve seen a Shortie, but it is the closest I have come to