Laura and I have put a lot of work into our back yard to make it a friendly and attractive place for birds, bees and other assorted beasts. We often enjoy the fruits of our labour over morning coffee, watching the comings and goings of our different guests. Over the …
Earlier this Summer I was walking one of my favorite green spaces around the corner from the house when I spotted a bird bud of mine sitting in the grass, leaned up against a tree. Initially all I could see was his head and I did not recognize him. Then …
Welcome to the World! On July 1, Canada Day, the gull eggs hatched and we welcomed three mottled-brown nestlings into the world. They blended in so well with the nest, however, that it was hard to see them at first! (If you missed last month’s article, where I introduced the …
It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything on this blog and I apologize for the lack of activity, it’s been a tremendously busy summer so far. And while that hasn’t meant as much time to watch and photograph our feathered friends, there have been some enjoyable moments – …
It’s hard to believe we are in July already! There was a long wait for Spring to arrive as April was not very Spring like. Then it finally came. So did the birds. And it seemed no time was wasted getting nests set up and families on the go. I …
We moved from Gabriola Island to North Vancouver two months ago and I’m just beginning to get the hang of urban birding. It’s quite different from backyard birding, since I don’t have a yard full of feeders, bird baths, a pond, or plants, like this Trumpet Vine in bloom, to …
During the long winter months in Calgary I like to plan out a few birding trips for the coming spring and summer months, with a preference for visiting pastures new (to me, at least). Having read about the annual May ‘Tofino Shorebird Festival’ held in neighboring British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, …
Hello from North Vancouver! As some of you know, Dennis and I recently moved from our house on Gabriola Island to the twenty-second floor of an apartment tower in North Van, just off Lonsdale. Change is in the air! The day we moved in, Violet-green Swallows swooped along the …
In 2010 we were overjoyed to receive a wonderful new book covering only Canadian birds. You can read my review of Birds of Canada here. Now the publishers have released a revised and expanded version, which is just as spectacular as the first version. The full page profile pages remain …
