BARRY the BIRDER

Jul 17, 2022

At the Aurora Arboretum

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Trumpeter Swan

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Barry Wallace

Trumpeter Swans at the Aurora Arboretum...

Photos by BarrytheBirder

"Spread your tiny wings and fly away..."

"...make that large wings"

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 16, 2022

British Columbia Red-winged Blackbird...

Photo by Dave Kemp

Red-winged Blackbird

Dave Kemp photo from Vancouver Island

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 15, 2022

Richmond Hill Millpond and Allan Bales Creek...

"Alright, follow me"

Photos by BarrytheBirder

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 14, 2022

World's fastest flyer in a dive...

Photos by Dave Kemp

Peregrine

Falcon

320k/hr. (200 mph.)

Vancouver Island

photographer

and naturalist,

Dave Kemp,

has shared

these photos

of a

Peregrine Falcon.

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if you wish.

BarrytheBirder

Jul 13, 2022

On the balcony...

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Stone Sparrows

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 12, 2022

Mill Street ~ Richmond Hill

Photos by BarrytheBirder

Female Mallard Duck

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 11, 2022

Early morning pigeon...

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Staring in my window at Delmanor Aurora

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 10, 2022

'Colaptes auratus'

Photos by Dave Kemp

Northern Flicker

The Northern Flicker photos shown here were taken by Dave Kemp on Vancouver Island, who has been kind enough to send me his bird photos for several months. The photos here show a 'Red-shafted' Northern Flicker, which is commonly found in western Canada. In eastern Canada, 'Yellow-shafted' Northern Flickers are most common found. Hybrids of the two types are often found where the two types inter-breed in the middle of the country. These birds are ground-feeders (ants and beetles) and their lifespans are 8 to 9 years.

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Barry the Birder

Jul 9, 2022

Aurora Arboretum Pond...

Photos by BarrytheBirder

Trumpeter Swans

(Cygnus buccinator)

Trumpeter Swans are the rarest and largest swans in the world, with a 3m. (10 ft.) wingspan and a length of 1.8m. (6 ft.). They are the heaviest living bird native to North America. At one time they were abundant in North America, but by the early 1900s, they were nearly extinct. Over the last century they have made a remarkable come-back and are now considered to be of least concern.

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 8, 2022

B.C. Bird and bugs...

Photos by Dave Kemp

Great Blue Heron

Naturalist/photographer Dave Kemp has generously shared

some recent excellent photos from Vancouver Island.

Leaf Cutter Bee (Diauthidium subparvum)

Blow Fly (Lucilia Sericata)

Catch of the day

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 7, 2022

A favourite bird image...

Painting by A. Sakhavarz ~ Photo by Barry the Birder

Black-and-white Warbler

(Mniotilta varia)

I have thousands of bird photographs on my computer but very few bird art prints. Above is one of the few avian art prints I have hanging on my walls. The print is 129 of 325 from a favourite painting by A. Dakhavarz of a small attractive bird, of which I am extremely fond. Its tree-creeping behaviour is very noticeable, much like a Nuthatch.

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BarrytheBirder

Jul 6, 2022

Dave Kemp Canada Day photos from Vancouver Island...

Green Swallow

Female Red-wing Blackbird

Blue Darners

Photos by Dave Kemp

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Barry Wallace

Jul 5, 2022

Covid precaution...

Photos by BarrytheBirder

I have been caught up in a Covid isolation procedure due to having shared a dining table with a person who had been exposed to a confirmed case of Covid. I am confined for a least a week to my apartment in Delmanor Retirement Suites. I am therefore drawing on my old bird photo files for a few days to fill this space. These photos were taken many years ago on a vacation with my wife Linda to Cozumel, Mexico.