Female #americankestrel guarding her nest site in an old tree cavity. The only time one has stayed still long enough for a good photo! #naturephotography #birdsofprey #falcons #ontariobirds #birdphotography
#americankestrel #naturephotography #birdsofprey #falcons #ontariobirds #birdphotography
Yesterday one of our neighbourhood Merlin pair decided to hang out in my yard. Such magnificent little falcons. The robins were not amused. #ontariobirds #birdsofprey #backyardbirds #merlin #falcons
#ontariobirds #birdsofprey #backyardbirds #merlin #falcons
Choosing carefully. Always a treat to feed the #chickadees while snowshoeing! Have to admit though, I’m ready for all the snow to melt now…Spring is coming. Heard a #redwingedblackbird yesterday! A sure sign. #snowshoeing #ontariobirds #hurryupspring
#chickadees #redwingedblackbird #snowshoeing #ontariobirds #hurryupspring
Portrait of a Mourning Dove in the afternoon sun…they really are beautiful. #birdsofmastodon #ontariobirds #mourningdove #birdphotography #naturephotography
#birdsofmastodon #ontariobirds #mourningdove #birdphotography #naturephotography
Aren’t I just as handsome as can be! Male #HouseFinch singing his heart out on this way too springlike day in mid February! #ontariobirds #soundslikespring #birdsofMasotodon #birdphotography
#HouseFinch #ontariobirds #soundslikespring #birdsofmasotodon #birdphotography
#SilentSunday from a couple of years ago on the snowshoe trail. Spending time with friends. #chickadees #featheredfriends #ontariobirds #winter #naturephotography
#silentsunday #chickadees #featheredfriends #ontariobirds #winter #naturephotography
On the river today. Trumpeter Swans, Golden Eye. Trumpeters we’re trumpeting, Golden Eye males were doing courtship displays. Tomorrow is February!
#ontariobirds #naturephotography #birdsofmasodon #winterbirds #trumpeterswan #goldeneyeducks
#ontariobirds #naturephotography #birdsofmasodon #winterbirds #trumpeterswan #goldeneyeducks
I nearly froze my fingers waiting for this little one to land, but it was worth it ☺️ A red-breasted nuthatch. I love their cranky little voices, their old picture-book colours, and their prehistoric shape. #OntarioBirds #Birds #TorontoBirding
#Torontobirding #birds #ontariobirds
Someone decided the local bird feeders were interesting. No wonder the yards were so quiet!This #CoopersHawk makes our urban neighbourhood its hunting grounds. What a beautiful bird! #birdsofprey #birdsofmastodon #ontariobirds #ptbocanada #naturephotography #Canon80D #Tamronzoom
#coopershawk #birdsofprey #birdsofmastodon #ontariobirds #ptbocanada #naturephotography #Canon80D #tamronzoom
Went birding for the first time since the holidays started. Was hoping to capture a common redpoll, and found a great horned owl instead! 🥰 #urbanbirding , #torontowildlife , #ontariobirds
#ontariobirds #torontowildlife #urbanbirding
My favourite kind of fast food ☺️ #BirdsOfMastodon #BlackCappedChickadee #OntarioBirds
#ontariobirds #blackcappedchickadee #birdsofmastodon
Took a walk through Ojibway park today. The old bridge has been replaced with a low concrete bridge. Not nearly as nice. A good wildlife photographer knows how to do this without bridges, so after I left the bridge the birds followed me for peanuts & sunflower seeds. I fed some from my hand and fired off a few shots of them. Here’s one of a tufted titmouse.
#photography #photo #titmouse #tuftedtitmouse #nature #wildlife #birds #ontariobirds #birdsofontario
#photography #photo #Titmouse #tuftedtitmouse #nature #wildlife #birds #ontariobirds #birdsofontario
Anyone else still doing this? Day 5 #ArtAdvendCalendar brings you this adorable #pinesiskin I captured in my yard last spring. Little ones were travelling through to the northern forests where they spend their summers. Even living in the middle of the city we see a good variety of migratory species. You just have to be observant! #ontariobirds #migratoryspecies #naturephotopraphy
#artadvendcalendar #pinesiskin #ontariobirds #migratoryspecies #naturephotopraphy
I went back in November to visit a nest that I saw being built from scratch in the spring by a pair of yellow warblers. I didn’t let myself visit during the egg and fledgling phase — but decided it was safe enough now. #OntarioBirds #Warblers Am in awe of bird structures 🙂
The first snowy walk of the year made better by the sight of an Eastern screech owl 🙂 Photo quality is lousy as I don’t have a proper camera and I didn’t want to spook the owl. #OntarioBirds #Owls #TorontoBirds
#ontariobirds #owls #torontobirds
First accumulating snowfall in southern Ontario tonight. On that theme I give you this beautiful girl from last winter here. #ontariobirds #birdsofprey #owls #snowyowl #naturephotography
#ontariobirds #birdsofprey #owls #snowyowl #naturephotography
Leucistic double-crested cormorant / Phalacrocorax auritus
#Phalacrocoraxauritus #cormorant #doublecrestedcormorant #birds #leucistic #ontariobirds #NikonD7200 #Sigma150600 #fossphotography #rawtherapee #birdwatching #birdphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #wildlife #birdlover #bird #photo #photographie #photography
#photography #photographie #photo #bird #birdlover #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #rawtherapee #fossphotography #Sigma150600 #nikond7200 #ontariobirds #leucistic #birds #doublecrestedcormorant #cormorant #Phalacrocoraxauritus