Recent Dave Kemp photos from Vancouver Island...

 

Photos by Dave Kemp

Bald Eagle

Shrike

Bufflehead

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Tamarack Twig Canada Geese...

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Hand-crafted Tamarack Twig

Canada Geese

These charming Canada Geese, handcrafted by native Cree artisans on the Quebec side of James Bay have been in my family for decades.   If not on display year-around at home they always make an appearance around Christmas time.   There are dozens of them in the homes of numerous family members and friends and are greatly admired for their uniquely simple, handcrafted but artistically creative representation.

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Juncos return...

                                                                                                                Photos by BarrytheBirder

Dark-eyed Juncos

(Junco hyemalis)

Dark-eyed Juncos breed and in coniferous or mixed woodlands. In migration and winter they are found in many habitats.   Their song is a musical trill of one pitch often heard in winter.   It is winter that I see them at feeders in York Region, north of Toronto.   These sweet little birds winter mostly in the eastern U.S. and southern Ontario.   I have always found them very friendly around backyard feeders.

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BarrytheBirder

Canada Goose soaks up a few rays of November sunshine...

                                                                                                                          Photo by BarrytheBirder      Please comment if you wish.

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Canada-wide Feederwatch Program...

Photo by BarrytheBirder

The top five birds reported after just two weeks into the 2023-2024 Canada-wide Feederwatch Program are:

1.  Canada Goose-                  15.55

2. Bohemian Waxwing-       9.26

3. Evening Grosbeak-           7.62

4. House Sparrow-                 6.44

5. Wild Turkey-                       5.26

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Barry the Birder

Dave Kemp birding photos - Vancouver Island...

Photos by Dave Kemp

Bald Eagle

Broad-winged Hawk

Green-winged Teal

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Turkey Vulture...

                                                                                                     Photos by BarrytheBirder

Cathartes aura

... almost handsome

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Bold reflection...

Photo by Dave Kemp

Hooded Merganser

(Lophodytes cucullatus)

This bold attractive duck is found on both of Canada's east and west coasts, as well as in Quebec and Ontario.   It is fairly uncommon, but in the breeding season can be found on woodland ponds, rivers, sheltered backwaters, and less often on large lakes.   It winters chiefly on fresh or brackish water.   A really nice photo Dave.

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Delmanor Retirement Residence wall art...

 

Photo by BarrytheBirder

There are hundreds of pieces of art on the walls of Delmanor Retirement Residence where I live in Aurora, Ontario,, but as BarrytheBirder (my alter ego) I particularly like works of art than feature birds, such as the hummingbirds rendering above.

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Seneca College - (Lake Jonda) - Dufferin Street - King

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Canada Goose

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