A brown creeper climbing up the side of a tree.
Brown Creepers are so well camouflaged, my camera’s animal detector auto focus usually struggles to lock onto them!
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A male pileated woodpecker perched on the side of a tree.
Seeing a Pileated Woodpecker is a special treat!
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A fox sparrow perched on top of a bramble of twigs.
The bird of the early spring has undoubtedly been the Fox Sparrow. I have been seeing these guys all over the place even if they don’t leave the brush all that often lol.
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A male pine grosbeak resting in an evergreen tree.
With winter finally moving on, it will be a while before I have more -18C days with Pine Grosbeaks.
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A female or juvenile ruby throated hummingbird hanging in the air.
Get excited! If you squint, you can see that the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are starting to move north. They will be here soon!
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A Wilson’s snipe poking out through the tall grass in a wetland.
No fooling! If you go on a snipe hunt you might just end up finding a Wilson’s Snipe!
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A cliff swallow flying in front of the underside of a bridge.
A Cliff Swallow taking laps around its nest under a bridge.
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A rusty blackbird perched on top of a tree stump.
Rusty Blackbirds are the coolest blackbirds.
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An eastern Phoebe perched on a thin branch.
Eastern Phoebes are early migrators which means flycatcher ID is fairly easy for a month or so lol.
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A gray kingbird perched on the edge of a road sign.
No Kings. More Gray Kingbirds.
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A small in frame yellow warbler perched on a branch singing.
Yellow Warblers don’t have to nest up north like most other warblers so we will have them around all summer!
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A yellow-rumped warbler perched in a tree.
Counting down the days until the warblers return. The Yellow-rumped Warblers are usually one of the first ones I see.
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A Ross’ goose walking along the ground.
It’s the season to go on wild goose chases! If you have the patience to sort through thousands of normal geese, you can occasionally stumble upon rarities like this Ross’ Goose.
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A male ring-necked duck banking in flight and showing off its belly.
One of these days, I will find one of those mythical ponds where the ducks don’t fly off when you get within 300 feet of them. A Ring-necked Duck.
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A short-eared owl resting on top of a metal fence post.
Short-eared Owls are still around hunting at sunset. When they rest, you can just about get a decent shot in the lowlight.
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A male northern shovelers floating on the water.
Northern Shovelers are one of many different types of ducks that are moving through now.
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A female red-bellied woodpecker perched on top of a branch.
I am hearing a lot more drumming from all my backyard woodpeckers, including the Red-bellied Woodpeckers. The sounds of spring.
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A male Eastern bluebird perched on a thin branch.
I wish that Eastern Bluebirds would make their way to my feeder instead of only seeing them sparingly lol.
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A male red-winged blackbird at the top of a bare tree in a wetland in mid song.
Red-winged Blackbirds are clinging to thin branches and screaming their brains out in the cold.
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An American tree sparrow looking up a bit while on the ground.
An American Tree Sparrow looking on the ground.
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An eastern meadowlark attempting to land on top of a pine tree.
An Eastern Meadowlark coming in for a landing.
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A black-capped chickadee perched on a branch.
Black-capped Chickadees are there everyday during the changing seasons.
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A female downy woodpecker perched on top of a vertical branch.
A Downy Woodpecker planning her next move.
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A blue jay perched on top of a branch getting ready to jump off.
A Blue Jay with a lot of sharp edges lol.
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A male house finch perched on a branch.
A male House Finch exploring near the feeder.
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A Tufted Titmouse perched on a snow covered branch.
A Tufted Titmouse tolerating this winter.
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An American goldfinch perched on top of a branch beginning its molt from its winter coat into its summer coat.
The American Goldfinches are about to start their spring molt and will look all patchy for a bit.
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A white morph white-throated sparrow perched on a branch.
Patiently waiting for the White-throated Sparrows to make their stop in my yard this spring.
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A slate coloured dark-eyed junco perched on the end of a branch.
The Dark-eyed Juncos are still here, but they are starting to sing their songs so I keep thinking I am getting new birds in the yard lol.
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A tree swallow perched on a dead tree with a golden background behind it.
Tree Swallows will return shortly and usually seem easier to photograph right after their migration.
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