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 …
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, …
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. …
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 …
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 …
During my recent camping trip to Fort Smith, NT, I identified 68 species of birds plus a few that I couldn’t. It was a wonderful week brushing up on birding skills in a new and exciting territory. As an artist and photographer, it is far easier for me to identify birds visually. With an artist’s eye, I can usually ID …
Welcome back to Wildknife Photography’s Sunday edition. If you’ve been following along for a while you’ll know that any trip to Fort Smith is incomplete without a visit to the American White Pelican colony on the Slave River. This year’s camping trip was no different. The pelican colony in Fort Smith is the only colony in North American that breeds …
Hello and welcome! This week’s Sunday edition will showcase the gorgeous Great Grey Owl I spotted on my first day in Fort Smith. I’m not used to seeing owls in the daytime exactly but since it stays light out most of the summer I suppose this shouldn’t have been entirely unexpected. Usually, I see owls in March or April along …
Well if you’re talking about birds there are a number of potential suspects. Arctic tern, common tern, Caspian tern, Bonaparte’s Gull, and Franklin’s Gulls are all similarly attired in black and white and red. Welcome to this week’s Sunday edition. Bonaparte’s and Franklin’s gulls both have a black head, white body, grey back and wings, and black wingtips. To differentiate …
I made a post a couple of weeks ago about some of the more common ducks you might see around water. There are other birds that are often seen hanging out in marshes and ponds that are often heard before they are seen. Who hasn’t heard the lonely call of a common loon late in the evening while near a …