Category Archives: birds

  This is the first osprey that I have seen this year. However, Patricia Bambrick saw one at the beginning of last week in Crescent Valley, and Lorraine Symmes saw this same one yesterday on the North Arm. Indeed, it was … Continue reading →

  A downy, our smallest woodpecker, was flying from one tree to the next looking for things to eat, such as beetle grubs under the bark. The Downy Woodpecker makes a visual inspection of a tree branch. It also puts … Continue reading →

  Chickadees build cavity nests in trees, often by adapting natural cavities or ones made by other birds, such as woodpeckers. Both parents work on clearing out the cavity, although it is the female who builds and provisions a deeply … Continue reading →

  At sunrise this morning, four eagles (three adults, one juvenile) harassed one another over a catch. Consequently, none of them made the kill and the prize escaped. It all started when one adult flew low over what was probably … Continue reading →

  The Black-billed Magpie is a fairly common bird of western North America. However, as it prefers open habitats with only clumps of trees, it is somewhat of a rarity in our heavily forested region. As a result, it is … Continue reading →

  This morning, a Bald Eagle flew past packing a fish athwart its body. It is odd that an eagle regularly carries a fish in this non-aerodynamic orientation. Granted, the eagle is a strong flier, so the extra drag of … Continue reading →

  The synchronized wing flapping of a Canada-Goose couple was spectacular. I assume that theirs was a pre-copulatory, courting behaviour, but I did not see them complete the act. The geese, one in front of the other, rose out of … Continue reading →