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May 5, 2023

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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May 3, 2023

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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Apr 28, 2023

Vancouver Island birds by Dave Kemp...

Common Loon

Semi-palmated Sandpipers

Red-breasted Merganser

Sea Lion

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Apr 24, 2023

Horned Grebes - Vancouver Island...

Photos by Dave Kemp

Horned Grebes

(Podiceps auritus)

Summers in North-western Canada

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Apr 23, 2023

Finch on Vancouver Island by Dave Kemp...

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Zebra Finch

B.C. photographer Dave Kemp captured this Zebra Finch photo on Vancouver Island recently. Zebra Finches live in large flocks in its native habitat of the arid areas of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor. This Zebra Finch photographed by Dave Kemp is most likely an escaped caged bird. The Zebra finches are two species of the Estrildid Finch in the genus Taeniopygia.

Below are some recent butterfly photo from Vancouver Island, By Dave Kemp.

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Apr 22, 2023

Osprey on the Ravenshoe Sideroad...

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The photo above was taken by me in the baseball park on the Ravenshoe Sideroad, south of Lake Simcoe. It shows a mature Osprey bird in the centre and first-year birds on each side. The Osprey have already returned to this location and there are usually excellent views of these grand birds to be seen at the ball diamonds and at other spots along the sideroad.

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Apr 21, 2023

Red-winged Blackbird (female)

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Female Cardinal and Female Red-winged Blackbird

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Apr 20, 2023

Osprey on the Ravenshoe Sideroad

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Apr 18, 2023

More Butterfly World on Vancouver Island by Dave Kemp...

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Common Blue Morpho

Malachite Siproeta Stelenes

Orange Julia

Atlas Moth

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Apr 17, 2023

Big birds on the Ravenshoe Sideroad...

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I spotted at least five Osprey

on the Ravenshoe Sideroad at the south end of Lake Simcoe this past weekend. In the same area were also Great Blue Herons, a Pileated Woodpecker, and two Turkey Vultures being chased by Crows. Several Osprey nests along the sideroad are beginning to be occupied.

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Apr 9, 2023

BUTTERFLY WORLD COOMBS

Photos by Dave Kemp

Dave Kemp, of Vancouver Island, B.C., a frequent contributor of bird photos to this BarrytheBirder blog, visited the seasonal opening day at Butterfly World in Coombs on Vancouver Island. Below are several of his photos taken at this well-known facility.

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Apr 8, 2023

Vancouver Island birds by Dave Kemp...

Photos by Dave Kemp

Boreal Chickadee

The Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonica) is a dusty brown chickadee of the northern forests. It is mainly found in Canada, up to Alaska. In some winters, small numbers wander south of their range and are casually recorded south to Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, northern Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.