Welcome back to the Sunday Edition. This week we had some very cold weather to arrive. It’s been mild and unseasonably warm for November. The drop into our regular temperatures came as a bit of a frigid reminder about the reality of winter north of 60º. The ravens are the one bird who never appears to be affected by cold …
Happy Sunday! This week I wanted to have a look at my longtime winter companion, the House Sparrow. As you may already know, house sparrows are not native to North America. They are members of the Old World sparrows and were introduced to this continent by a number of enthusiastic yet misguided bird lovers. Lots of sparrows were imported and …
This week I learned about two species of grebe. Loons were so fascinating that I wanted to learn more about the amazing skills of diving birds and since we have a couple of species of grebes that nest in Yellowknife, I thought they would be a great choice. Red-necked and Horned grebes are the most common visitors to the NWT. …
If you follow me on Instagram (@wildknifephoto) then you know that we spent the month of #Foxtober enjoying one of my favourite critters the red fox. I have literally thousands of images of foxes in my library and sometimes I forget that I have only shared a fraction of them! Foxes share many characteristics with cats. Their eyes have the …
Welcome back! This week we’ll be looking at this awesome little corvid that has a number of aliases. The Grey Jay, (Gray if you are American) is once again known as the Canada Jay which was also its name before it was the Grey (or Gray) jay. Confused yet?? Other names this sharp little bird is known as include camp-robber …
I had so much fun learning about loons I thought I would research some of the other loon species we have in the NWT. We have four loon species that nest in the territory during the summer: the common loon, the red-throated loon, the pacific loon, and the yellow-billed loon. In Yellowknife, there are 3 of four species that nest …
This week I thought we’d have a look at loons, one of the most iconic birds of Canada. Anyone who has been near water in the summer has likely heard the haunting call of the common loon. In my experience, loons can be quite curious and bold birds. I have often had them swim closer to me to get a …
I warned you about all the fox photos, a couple of weeks ago, remember? These young foxes are out putting their hunting skills to the test. While out sketching birds at Willow flats these two curious foxes came over to see what I was up to. Curious as cats they are! These two were not afraid to come right over …
Welcome back to the Sunday Edition. You knew that sooner or later the fox pics were going to return. Well, you were right, here they are. I haven’t had much opportunity to get out and check on the little family but a couple of weeks ago I stopped in to see if anyone was still around. I was thrilled to …
As the warblers and sparrows make their way through on their way to warmer climates, I thought I’d share a few images of one particular little bird that seems to know how to keep warm. This little yellow warbler built her nest in a tree in my neighbour’s yard. This was her second attempt at a nest as her first …