Category Archives: birds

  Each year, I try to watch flicker parents flying in to feed their chicks. This year, a Merlin has intimidated our local flickers, so I had to go along the shore to find some other pilings in which flickers … Continue reading →

  One does not have to spend much time in the company of robins to realize that earthworms have an uneasy friendship with them. Each time a robin invited one to lunch, the worm demurred. This worm clung to its … Continue reading →

  Who can resist the sight of mommy duck parading her ducklings across the water? It is especially cute when the chicks hitch a ride on mommy’s back, as merganser chicks do. However, this is not the only neat behaviour … Continue reading →

  A birding guidebook says that the Great Horned Owl is a common resident of almost all habitats in our region. Fair enough, but just try to find one. So, it was a delight to encounter one, and its chick, … Continue reading →

  Four species seen during a walk. Usually found flitting about bushes, the Grey Catbird is named for its cat-like call. This is a robin. The speckled breast reveals it to be a juvenile. Two male Barrow’s Goldeneye Ducks seem … Continue reading →

  This is the season to see chicks. This is also the season to notice a rather odd behavioural difference between birds that show sexual dimorphism and those that don’t. A species with sexual dimorphism exhibits different characteristics beyond the differences … Continue reading →

  Canada gets only four hummingbirds. Around the Lake, we get three, and occasionally all four. Earlier, I posted images of the Calliope and Rufous. Today’s picture shows the third: a Black-chinned Hummingbird. It has been hanging around for a few days, but … Continue reading →