Ruddy Turnstone, Tobago
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Where countryside and civilization meet
Once was wild
White Pheasant
Wild Turkey
Licorice Allsorts eyes
Wild Turkey at the Cochrane Ecological Institute
I spy with my little eye
Common Redpoll
A welcome addition to our Christmas Bird Count
Feeding frenzy - is the top right bird a Hoary Red…
Common Redpoll with an orange spot
Always a treat
Common Redpoll
Northern Pygmy-owl
Immature White-necked Jacobin
Visit to the Oilbird cave, Trinidad
Oilbird, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Purple Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Hooded Merganser male
Townsend's Solitaire / Myadestes townsendi
Bananaquit / Coereba flaveola, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad
A most welcome find
Snowy Owl number 5
Two male Snowy Owls in the same field
Bananaquit, Trinidad
You never know where you'll see a Snowy Owl
Common Redpoll in falling snow
Pine Grosbeak male feeding on berries
Oilbird, Asa Wright, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin, Trinidad
Juvenile Northern Goshawk, feeding
Yellow Oriole, Trinidad
White-chested Emerald / Amazilia brevirostris, Tri…
Masked Cardinal, Trinidad
Saffron Finch / Sicalis flaveola, Trinidad
Hummingbird, Trinidad
Curious glance from a Great Horned Owl
Masked Cardinal at the edge of Caroni Swamp
Black-throated Mango / Anthracothorax nigricollis,…
Two Tropical Screech Owls, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
American Pygmy Kingfisher / Chloroceryle aenea, Ca…
White-lined Tanager male / Tachyphonus rufus, Trin…
A cute, young face
White-necked Jacobin immature, Trinidad
Boreal Chickadee, caught just in time
Hairy Woodpecker
White-lined Tanager female, Trinidad
Hairy Woodpecker / Picoides villosus
Bald Eagle after a cooling hosepipe shower
Green Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Pine Grosbeak male / Pinicola enucleator
Shaking off the raindrops
Great Kiskadee, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Masked Cardinal / Paroaria nigrogenis, Trinidad
Watching Scarlet Ibis at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Yellow Oriole / Icterus nigrogularis, Trinidad
Great Blue Heron and Egret, Trinidad
Great Kiskadee / Pitangus sulphuratus, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Time to rest
A change from a world of white
White-tailed Ptarmigan camouflage
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Northern Shrike
Purple Honeycreeper male
Evening Grosbeaks, male and female
It's the little guy/gal again
Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea
Another surprise on another gloomy day
Canada Geese on ice at Pine Coulee Reservoir
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Barn Owl
Common Redpolls / Acanthis flammea
One of a pair
Shadows
Couple of Coots / Fulica americana
American Tree Sparrow / Spizelloides arborea
Yesterday's absolute treat - the size of your fist…
At the Saskatoon Farm
The ever-friendly Black-capped Chickadee
Rufous-vented chachalaca, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Double-crested Cormorants / Phalacrocorax auritus
After a busy night of hunting
Ruddy Turnstone, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Evening Grosbeak female
Wood Duck male
Pam and friend
Yesterday's Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle / Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Merlin
Oilbird / Steatornis caripensis, Trinidad
At the Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) cave, Trini…
Ring-billed Gull / Larus delawarensis
Great Horned Owl juvenile
Yellow Oriole, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Great Horned Owl on a fence post
Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm tiny - and BLUE
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pretty little Hummer, Asa Wright, Trinidad - immat…
Three years later ....
Sweet young owl
Purple Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright
Magpies, Wood Ducks and a (Greater?) Yellowlegs
American Goldfinch
Swainson's Hawk
Juvenile American Coot
Palm Tanager, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Wood Duck juvenile
Juvenile Swainson's Hawk
Wood Ducks
Hybrid Mourning Dove-Eurasian Collared Dove
Green-winged Teal and Black-bellied Plover
American Goldfinch eating Sunflower seeds
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Killdeer / Charadrius vociferus
Yellowlegs
Canada Warbler / Cardellina canadensis
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Semipalmated Plover / Charadrius semipalmatus?
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Wilson's Snipe
Before posting any further snowy photos, I thought I had better add a few different images. I can't wait for spring to arrive, bringing with it the return of the Wilson's Snipe. Having said that, I can't complain about the weather we have been having. A fair amount of sun, and no bitterly cold temperatures. This morning, it is only 0C, and supposed to rise to 6C this afternoon. Have various important errands I have to run, otherwise I would jump in my car and go for a drive. One thing is to sort out setting up an ipad mini that I just bought - never had a smart phone or any kind of tablet, so this is all foreign to me and I have to go back to the store/hotspot. Anyone who can do this easily deserves a medal!!
Late afternoon on 5 May 2017, I dragged myself away from my computer and went for just a short drive SW of the city. The weather forecast was for sun and cloud, but it was far too cloudy for good light. I was hoping to see Mountain Bluebirds, but I only saw a couple of them and they were in flight. A Wilson's Snipe, one of my favourite birds to see and photograph, was already there, perched on a fence post, so I came home happy. This photo was taken from driver's seat, looking through passenger seat window. Why do newer vehicles have a huge console in the front, so that one can't slide across to the other seat?! Manufacturers need to be considerate to Birders, lol!
"Though the long tradition of “snipe hunt” pranks at summer camp has convinced many people otherwise, Wilson’s Snipes aren’t made-up creatures. These plump, long-billed birds are among the most widespread shorebirds in North America. They can be tough to see thanks to their cryptic brown and buff coloration and secretive nature. But in summer they often stand on fence posts or take to the sky with a fast, zigzagging flight and an unusual “winnowing” sound made with the tail." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wilsons_Snipe/id
According to Fisher and Acorn's book, "Birds of Alberta", "the common Snipe is both secretive and well camouflaged, so few people notice it until it flushes suddenly from a nearby grassy tussock. As soon as the Snipe takes to the air, it performs a series of quick zigzags - an evasive maneuver designed to confuse predators. Because of this habit, Snipes were among the most difficult birds to shoot (in the days when shorebirds were hunted for sport), and skilled sportsmen were known as "snipers" - a term later adopted by the military."
youtu.be/Z16CUdX2g5Q
Late afternoon on 5 May 2017, I dragged myself away from my computer and went for just a short drive SW of the city. The weather forecast was for sun and cloud, but it was far too cloudy for good light. I was hoping to see Mountain Bluebirds, but I only saw a couple of them and they were in flight. A Wilson's Snipe, one of my favourite birds to see and photograph, was already there, perched on a fence post, so I came home happy. This photo was taken from driver's seat, looking through passenger seat window. Why do newer vehicles have a huge console in the front, so that one can't slide across to the other seat?! Manufacturers need to be considerate to Birders, lol!
"Though the long tradition of “snipe hunt” pranks at summer camp has convinced many people otherwise, Wilson’s Snipes aren’t made-up creatures. These plump, long-billed birds are among the most widespread shorebirds in North America. They can be tough to see thanks to their cryptic brown and buff coloration and secretive nature. But in summer they often stand on fence posts or take to the sky with a fast, zigzagging flight and an unusual “winnowing” sound made with the tail." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wilsons_Snipe/id
According to Fisher and Acorn's book, "Birds of Alberta", "the common Snipe is both secretive and well camouflaged, so few people notice it until it flushes suddenly from a nearby grassy tussock. As soon as the Snipe takes to the air, it performs a series of quick zigzags - an evasive maneuver designed to confuse predators. Because of this habit, Snipes were among the most difficult birds to shoot (in the days when shorebirds were hunted for sport), and skilled sportsmen were known as "snipers" - a term later adopted by the military."
youtu.be/Z16CUdX2g5Q
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