Day 7, Red Squirrel eating the bird food, Tadoussa…
Have you ever seen a furry pig?
Blue Jay / Cyanocitta cristata
Mountain Chickadee feeding on suet
Llama in winter
Day 6, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 8, Snow Geese
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 10, American Goldfinch male
Day 10, American Goldfinch female
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow
Day 6, Green Jay / Cyanocorax yncas, southern Texa…
Day 1, Turkey Vultures / Cathartes aura
Day 2, young White Ibis, Connie Hagar Cottage Sanc…
Day 6, Cardinal female / Cardinalis cardinalis
Day 6, Golden-fronted Woodpecker male / Melanerpes…
Rare Thirteen-lined Groundsquirrel / Ictidomys tri…
American Goldfinch collecting Thistle seeds
American Goldfinch collecting Thistle seeds
White-tailed Deer enjoying the sunshine
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis, Kananaskis
Terrible photos - but it was a GRIZZLY : )
Grizzly & one of her two cubs
Grizzly female (#152) and cubs
Grizzly Bear sow - mother of two cubs
Bighorn Sheep
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 10, American Goldfinch female, Tadoussac
Day 10, American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac
Yes, it's the American Dipper again
American Dipper
American Dipper dipping
Time to feed
American Dipper dipping
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
Domestic duck, unidentified
Day 2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rondeau PP Visitor…
White-breasted Nuthatch, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontari…
Yellowlegs - Lesser or Greater?
Rufous Hummingbird male / Selasphorus rufus
Spooked by a barking dog
Osprey number 2 / Pandion haliaetus
Enjoying a good meal
American Coot
Black Bear seen from the bus
Calgary's special guests
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel munching on Yellow…
Black Bear seen through the bus window
American Wigeon
American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Purple Finch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
Chipping Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Goodbye, winter - so glad you are gone!
Jackrabbit
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Redpoll
Bighorn Sheep mom and youngster
Crested Oropendola, Trinidad
Crested Oropendola, Trinidad
Agouti, Trinidad
Common Redpoll female
Pallas's Long-tongued Bat, Trinidad
Crested Oropendola, Asa Wright, Trinidad
A mix of colours, Trinidad
The ever-present Black-capped Chickadee
Scarlet Ibis, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Hairy Woodpecker / Picoides villosus
Why names just don't suit the bird
Agouti, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow Oriole, Trinidad
Janet and a tiny friend
Pine Grosbeak female or juvenile
Common Redpoll in falling snow
Long-tongued Bat, Trinidad
Jackrabbit, seen in my car headlights
Mountain Chickadee / Poecile gambeli
Common Redpoll with an orange spot
Hungry Moose
Feeding frenzy - is the top right bird a Hoary Red…
Unexpected, and very welcome, Moose
Bison/Buffalo
Evening Grosbeaks, male and female
Couple of Coots / Fulica americana
American Tree Sparrow / Spizelloides arborea
Pam and friend
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Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
After posting several horribly distant photos of birds, I thought I would jump ahead three days and post a close shot of this White-crowned Sparrow on the fence.
"Tadoussac is quite rightly listed as one of the 50 most beautiful bays in the world.
Tadoussac is also the oldest village in Canada. In fact, the village celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2000.
But above all, Tadoussac is an internationally-renowned whale-watching site." From the link below.
www.authentikcanada.com/holidays/tourist-office-tadoussac
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadoussac
A few days ago, I started on photos taken during the week friends and I spent in Quebec, 12-18 May 2018. Some photos were taken in the small, coastal village of Tadoussac itself, others were taken in the wonderful garden of the home in which we stayed all week, and the rest were taken on several drives we made further along the coast. Unfortunately, so many of my garden bird photos will have to be deleted, as there was no room for me right by the window, so I had to take the shots from further inside the room and that definitely did not work! The background of this shot, especially, is not nice for the eyes. Though we have lots of Blue Jays back in Alberta, I rarely get a photo of one.
The one morning, I made sure that I got to the window first and was able to get some reasonable images : ) For many of them, I used my Panasonic FZ1000, which only has a small zoom, but I like the quality of images taken with it. I had to give up trying to use the faulty Nikon B700 (prism in viewfinder was out of place) - I was just wasting precious time and photo opportunities, and ending up with ruined photos (camera was since returned and money refunded). Though I prefer a more natural setting, I am happy to take fence or feeder shots if they mean I can see the beautiful details of the birds up close.
Link to my album (358 images) about Point Pelee and area, Ontario: www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/albums/72157667191771677
At the end of our 4-day stay at Point Pelee, we had to drive all the way back to Toronto, from where we flew to Quebec City airport. From there, we had a four-hour drive to Tadoussac on the coast of the St. Lawrence Seaway. This is such a delightful, small place and in a beautiful setting. One of our friends, Anne B, and her husband have a summer cabin further along the cliff from the few stores and port. She had invited the four of us to go with her from Pelee to spend a week at her beautiful home. What an absolute treat this was! We were able to meet some of her relatives, too, who also have built cabins out there. We were looked after so well, and we were able to see and photograph all sorts of birds and other things.
Several trips were made to see different places along the coast, including the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, where we were able to see endless thousands of Snow Geese, in flight and also up close. Breathtaking!
We also had two boat trips from Tadoussac - one was a whaling trip in a Zodiac, where we saw very, very distant Beluga and Minke Whales. The Belugas looked almost like the white wave crests - but they were Belugas. The other boat trip was to the Brandy Pot Islands, inhabited by thousands of Razorbills and Common Murres, which were new birds for us, and Double-crested Cormorants that were nesting in tree tops. That long boat trip (in a tiny boat named Juno) started off in the rain and dark clouds and it was soooo cold! Thermal underwear, layers of fleece and toque and gloves were needed. This day was arranged through a contact of Anne's and it was so much enjoyed! Of course, we anchored a distance away from the island and sat there and ate our sandwiches and took endless photos - difficult when bobbing up and down on the rough water! It is forbidden to land on the island at nesting time.
Anne B, I can't thank you enough for organizing this holiday for us all and for inviting us to spend a week at your cabin. You worked so hard and it was so much appreciated by each and every one of us. Thank you for doing all the many hours of driving, too! Janet and Anne, thank you so much for compiling the lists of birds seen each day at various locations, and posted to ebird. These entries will be a huge help while I try and sort out where we were and when, and what species we saw. Miss your cookies and muffins, Janet, that you kindly made for us in Tadoussac, to go along with the wonderful meals that Anne planned and made for us : )
"Tadoussac is quite rightly listed as one of the 50 most beautiful bays in the world.
Tadoussac is also the oldest village in Canada. In fact, the village celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2000.
But above all, Tadoussac is an internationally-renowned whale-watching site." From the link below.
www.authentikcanada.com/holidays/tourist-office-tadoussac
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadoussac
A few days ago, I started on photos taken during the week friends and I spent in Quebec, 12-18 May 2018. Some photos were taken in the small, coastal village of Tadoussac itself, others were taken in the wonderful garden of the home in which we stayed all week, and the rest were taken on several drives we made further along the coast. Unfortunately, so many of my garden bird photos will have to be deleted, as there was no room for me right by the window, so I had to take the shots from further inside the room and that definitely did not work! The background of this shot, especially, is not nice for the eyes. Though we have lots of Blue Jays back in Alberta, I rarely get a photo of one.
The one morning, I made sure that I got to the window first and was able to get some reasonable images : ) For many of them, I used my Panasonic FZ1000, which only has a small zoom, but I like the quality of images taken with it. I had to give up trying to use the faulty Nikon B700 (prism in viewfinder was out of place) - I was just wasting precious time and photo opportunities, and ending up with ruined photos (camera was since returned and money refunded). Though I prefer a more natural setting, I am happy to take fence or feeder shots if they mean I can see the beautiful details of the birds up close.
Link to my album (358 images) about Point Pelee and area, Ontario: www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/albums/72157667191771677
At the end of our 4-day stay at Point Pelee, we had to drive all the way back to Toronto, from where we flew to Quebec City airport. From there, we had a four-hour drive to Tadoussac on the coast of the St. Lawrence Seaway. This is such a delightful, small place and in a beautiful setting. One of our friends, Anne B, and her husband have a summer cabin further along the cliff from the few stores and port. She had invited the four of us to go with her from Pelee to spend a week at her beautiful home. What an absolute treat this was! We were able to meet some of her relatives, too, who also have built cabins out there. We were looked after so well, and we were able to see and photograph all sorts of birds and other things.
Several trips were made to see different places along the coast, including the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, where we were able to see endless thousands of Snow Geese, in flight and also up close. Breathtaking!
We also had two boat trips from Tadoussac - one was a whaling trip in a Zodiac, where we saw very, very distant Beluga and Minke Whales. The Belugas looked almost like the white wave crests - but they were Belugas. The other boat trip was to the Brandy Pot Islands, inhabited by thousands of Razorbills and Common Murres, which were new birds for us, and Double-crested Cormorants that were nesting in tree tops. That long boat trip (in a tiny boat named Juno) started off in the rain and dark clouds and it was soooo cold! Thermal underwear, layers of fleece and toque and gloves were needed. This day was arranged through a contact of Anne's and it was so much enjoyed! Of course, we anchored a distance away from the island and sat there and ate our sandwiches and took endless photos - difficult when bobbing up and down on the rough water! It is forbidden to land on the island at nesting time.
Anne B, I can't thank you enough for organizing this holiday for us all and for inviting us to spend a week at your cabin. You worked so hard and it was so much appreciated by each and every one of us. Thank you for doing all the many hours of driving, too! Janet and Anne, thank you so much for compiling the lists of birds seen each day at various locations, and posted to ebird. These entries will be a huge help while I try and sort out where we were and when, and what species we saw. Miss your cookies and muffins, Janet, that you kindly made for us in Tadoussac, to go along with the wonderful meals that Anne planned and made for us : )
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