My goodness, how things change. Apologies for the delay in getting this up, I’ve been scrambling to stay on top of things of late. Thanks for your patience and for your continued support! So to carry on from where we left off… Puerto Vallarta! There is a ton of birds in Mexico. It is rich with a variety of colourful …
I hope you enjoyed the last post about the beach birds I spotted in Mexico. This week I’ll introduce you to a few more. There are a lot of little birds in Mexico. From warblers to vireos to gnat-catchers there are so many small birds it is almost overwhelming. Every time I approached an area with grass, shrubs or other …
In the next couple of weeks I’ll be sharing some of my bird photos from Mexico as promised. I spent a week in the Nuevo Vallarta area of Mexico just north of Puerto Vallarta. Waking up to the sound of birds is such a mood booster after months of winter songbird silence. That and the sunny beach! I met a …
Well hello! It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted. I have been on vacation and ill but thank goodness not at the same time! I have a lot of new bird photos to get through so expect some tropical beauties coming at you in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, let’s talk about a few of …
As you might already know, I am a single parent to a lovely Inuit boy. This year will mark 5 years since his adoption and it feels like it has just flown by. Parenting is rewarding if you work at it. This week has been rough! While we all want our kids to behave and do as they are told, …
As many of you know we’ve had a pretty cold January this year. In Yellowknife, temperatures were generally between -35º and -42º C before counting the windchill. Let me tell you this does absolutely nothing to encourage me to get outside. I did venture out a few times to check in on the foxes I hang out with. They were …
Happy National Bird Day, everyone! The Avian Welfare Coalition’s National Bird Day campaign aims to improve the welfare of parrots and other birds by discouraging their purchase as pets, and encouraging the support of wild bird habitat conservation programs and captive bird rescue organizations and sanctuaries. National Bird Day is an annual holiday where folks celebrate birds through birdwatching, study, …