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Semipalmated Plovers

February 6, 2022September 5, 2021

This week I have some images of Semipalmated plovers that I stumbled across quite by accident. I know very little about these birds so I did some reading to learn more. This encounter was only the second or third time I have had a chance to observe plovers. Plovers spend time int the North where they breed in arctic …

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We’re all set up at the Explorer for the NWTArts H

We’re all set up at the Explorer for the NWTArts Handmade show and sale. I’m here from 10-6 so please come by and say hello!

I took a trip to Fort Providence a couple of weeks

I took a trip to Fort Providence a couple of weeks ago and on the way home I spotted this Canadian lynx crossing the highway. The lighting was absolutely gorgeous and I tried to capture a few images but didn't want to speed up and scare it off. Caught this cool shot of them disappearing into the bush though!
Happy Canada Day! Let's protect our wild spaces so we can keep enjoying our wildlife.
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Had a bit of a rarity for me, only the second time

Had a bit of a rarity for me, only the second time I've seen a Bay-breasted warbler. The last time I caught a glimpse of one of these birds was in Fort Smith. This ne was just outside Yellowknife. It took a while to locate this one but when I did I snapped a few pics from my kayak. Hoping I'll catch another glimpse of this species before the end of the summer.
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The LeConte's sparrow is one of my favourite littl

The LeConte's sparrow is one of my favourite little birds that spend summers around Yellowknife. Their call is similar to a Savanah Sparrow but these birds are often found near water, and often near to the ground in thick willow ground cover. They flap their wings like baby birds wanting to be fed and their blushing orange faces and black streaking make them one of the more colourful of the sparrow species.
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On the way home from a loooong day of birding, I s

On the way home from a loooong day of birding, I spotted a chunky little bird perched on top of a roadside sign and thought...what are you? I quickly made a u-turn hoping that I'd at least catch a glimpse of the bird before it flew away and I had a chance to fire off about 30 images before it got tired of me and flew off into the dense brush.

I was excited to see this little owl and thought to myself it looks an awful lot like a burrowing owl but it would be so far out of its normal range maybe it's a juvenile of a more likely species. When I got home, I checked my bird book and it turns out it is a burrowing owl!

Burrowing owls normally live in prairie or desert habitat where they occupy former homes of prairie dogs, ground squirrels, or tortoises. Burrowing owls migrate to southern climates in the Southern US and Mexico for the winter starting in August which makes the appearance of this owl in the NWT even more surprising: Cornell's range map for burrowing owls shows central Alberta as the most northerly breeding area as typical for this species.

The Burrowing Owl as a species has been in steep decline due to the destruction of its natural habitat by development and the use of pesticides and rodenticides poisoning its food supply. It is listed as an endangered species in Canada so it makes this find even more special.
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A vociferous palm warbler came over to say hello t

A vociferous palm warbler came over to say hello to me a couple of weeks ago. These warblers can be quite curious and will often hang around long enough for you to capture a few images.

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Wishing everyone a happy Summer Solstice! We'll ha

Wishing everyone a happy Summer Solstice! We'll have 24 hours of daylight with an extended sunset lasting about 4 hours. It is a most magical time of year.
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I'm on my summer holiday until after Canada day an

I'm on my summer holiday until after Canada day and taking a trip to the MacKenzie River at Fort Providence for an overnight birding/Fishing trip. This weekend we're celebrating Indigenous People's Day and the Summer Solstice and being out on the land during this time is my favourite way to reflect and remember the importance of environmental stewardship.

We share this land with many other creatures who also call it home.
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Another migrant we had visiting this year was the

Another migrant we had visiting this year was the Hudsonian Godwit. A pair of these elegant shorebirds were spotted in Yellowknife in May and hung about for a couple of days.
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Did you know that Osprey and Ravens can have the s

Did you know that Osprey and Ravens can have the same wingspan? I was surprisied to see how close they are when I was out paddling earlier this spring. Osprey are typically 127-180cm and a Raven is commonly 100-150cm so there is some overlap where the wingspans could be identical or even when a raven’s wingspan could be bigger!
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The Hairy Woodpecker is one of the birds that stay

The Hairy Woodpecker is one of the birds that stays in Yellowknife all year. Hearing it's squeaky call in the dead of winter is a great reminder that many species can thrive even in the harshest climates.
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More snowshoe hares pics today. I caught this one

More snowshoe hares pics today. I caught this one early, before they had a chance to wash their face. Hares groom themselves very much like a cat does, licking their paws and wiping their face; for the rest of their body, they lick their fur.
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