Feeding a Grey Jay on the Quebec side of James Bay...

My sister Denise's daughter, Amber Dawn Georgekish Gull, who lives in Wemindji, on James Bay in Quebec, loves to feed the wild local critters.   In this case it is a Grey Jay (Perisorius  canadensis), also known as the Whiskey Jack.

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Warbler hits a window...is knocked senseless...but survives

Photos by the Miller Family

My King City friend and neighbour, Ed Miller has passed along some photos of a spring warbler, which I have guessed is either a female MacGillivray's Warbler or a female Mourning Warbler.      This wee creature  hit a window and was knocked senseless.   When it came to, it fluttered onto one of the Miller family's knees and eventually switched to a pant leg where it rested until it felt it could fly again.  What a charming outcome!

Thanks to Ed and his family for sharing this delightful backyard birdwatching moment.

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McKenzie Marsh - Aurora

Photo by Barry Wallace

Grackle

Canada Geese Family

Red winged Blackbird

Painted Turtle

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Trumpeter Swan at Aurora's McKenzie Marsh sends geese packing...

 

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'Begone geese!'

'...and don't come back!'

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McKenzie Marsh - Aurora

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Common Grackle

(Quiscalus quiscula)

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Vancouver Island insects by naturalist/photographer Dave Kemp

Photos by Dave Kemp

Ruby Meadowheart

Above and below

Jumping Spider

Water Boatman

Mayfly

Water Frog

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Tinted feathers...

Photo by BarrytheBirder

The orange colour on the neck and head of this Trumpeter Swam comes about because of the iron in the water of the large pond  at the Aurora Arboretum, behind the Aurora town offices on John West Parkway.

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Swan

19th Sideroad of King Township

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

Dog Tales Sanctuary

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On Vancouver Island...

 

Photo by Dave Kemp

Bald Eagle

(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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Violet-green Swallow on Vancouver Island by Dave Kemp

Photos by Dave Kemp

Violet-green Swallow

(Tachycineta thalassina) 

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Pine Farms Orchard ~ 16th Sideroad of King - west of Keele

 

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The ducks have welcomed spring...

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Doves nesting at Delmanor...

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A pair of Mourning Doves has built a nest close beside the front door at Delmanor Retirement Residence on the west side of Yonge Street in south Aurora.   It provides an excellent look at the activity involved in raising a brood of young doves.

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White-crowned Sparrow...

 

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White-crowned Sparrow

(Zonotrichia leucophrys)

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Spring warblers in King Township...

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Tennessee Warbler

Canada Warbler

Black & White Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler

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