Spring is finally moving into summer and the birds are settled in nesting and some are even raising their first brood. Ducks and other waterfowl are usually the first birds to arrive in Yellowknife after the gulls. There are a lot of different duck species and it takes a bit of time to be able to identify them particularly when …
Welcome back to the Sunday Edition. I wanted to share my birding “Big Day” from my Cuba trip in March. It will be the last birding post (this year) about neo-tropical birds, I swear. A “Big Day” count is a birding term for a single-team effort in which the primary objectives are to identify as many bird species as possible …
So far this year I’ve had just one sighting of my Great Grey Owl. It is a little unusual not to see her at least a few times during the spring but our weather has fluctuated wildly this year between sunny warm and melting, and snowing, blowing and freezing. I happened to sneak out for a quick drive one night …
Happy Easter to all of you celebrating today. I wanted to share this beautiful little bird with you this week because these birds are as colourful as Easter eggs! The most famous bird in Cuba doesn’t exactly have the most spectacular name; the Cuban Tody doesn’t exactly drum up the rainbow of colours that are this tiny bird. The Cuban …
I was fortunate to see a number of beautiful warblers during my trip. Cuba has a number of endemic species which means they have birds that you can only see in Cuba. I love the vivid colours of warblers and their varied songs and behaviours. They are most definitely one of my favourite birds. We don’t get a lot of …
I planned a birding adventure as part of my vacation. There were a couple of birds that I really wanted to see while I was away, one of which you can only find in Cuba. The tour wasn’t until the last day of my vacation so I had a long wait to find out exactly which birds I’d seen by …
Here is a sneak peek of the next series of posts starting this Sunday April 7th all about the birds I saw during my Cuban vacation. I have so much to share with you all. Thank you so very much for your patience while I took some time away with my son.
Last week we looked at areas inside the City of Yellowknife where you could see wildlife. This week we’re going to look at places in the surrounding area of Yellowknife where you can find and photograph animals. Be sure to have a look at Yellowknife Online (ykonline.ca) for everything you’ll ever need to know if you plan to visit! Ingraham …
I thought it would be fun to share some information about wildlife viewing here in Yellowknife. I originally wrote this article for Yellowknife Online and will be doing a couple more guest posts on wildlife and birding opportunities so be sure to check out his website. This post will be in two parts the first focusing on opportunities inside the …
I had some visitors stop by and clean up the seed under the bird feeder, much to the entertainment of the cat.