The Belted Kingfisher is one of approximately one hundred species of Kingfishers world-wide however it the only Kingfisher found commonly throughout the entire North American continent. It is an easily recognizable bird owing to its relatively large head and bill along with a shaggy looking crest. One of few birds that nests underground where it lives in a burrow dug...
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The Florida Scrub Jay is Florida’s only endemic bird and one of only fifteen bird species endemic to the United States. It is believed that there are approximately 8,000 Florida Scrub Jays alive and their numbers are decreasing at a rate of approximately 10% every ten years. As a result of their rarity and decreasing numbers they have been listed as Vulnerable,...
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Although we are expecting a snow storm tomorrow, the early migrants are returning to the area after wintering down south. It’s great to hear their songs every morning as I leave for the office. Probably my favourite birds to photograph in the spring are the many warblers that pass through the Oshawa area in May & June. Oshawa is a unique warbler location as...
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Birders and bird photographers traveling to Florida need to make it a priority to travel the five miles along Joe Overstreet Road; a gravel road that ends at the shores of Lake Kissimmee. The variety and quantity of birds that are experienced never disappoint. Deb and I have been making the trip for a number of years now, and although we often see Eagles from afar,...
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While in Florida this month Deb & I spent a couple of days visiting Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Space Coast of Florida. Actually Merritt Island is the Space Coast as the Wildlife Refuge shares the island with NASA. We were fortunate to see and photography a number of different birds on the refuge including Scrub Jays, Northern Shovellers,...
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After reviewing the Great Gray Owl shots Deb & I were able to capture in Ottawa a couple of weeks ago, I found a few more that were perhaps nice enough to post. Although the Great Gray Owl is exceeded in weight by a number of other owls, its large head and long tail help it to be the largest and tallest Owl known in the world. Female adults are almost three feet...
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Last Friday Deb & I headed to Ottawa for the first half of Family Day Weekend. It was our first time in the nation’s capital in many years and the timing was perfect as it was also the last weekend of Winterlude, Ottawa’s famous winter carnival. We were able to see the Parliament Buildings, take in the ice sculptures in Confederation Park and walk...
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After flying all night from Toronto and arriving in Rome early in the morning, we checked into La Piccola Maison (a perfect place to stay in the heart of the city within walking distance of everything) and then headed for the Colosseum where we spent the rest of the day. Our path to the Colosseum took us right by the Trevi Fountain where we stopped and had our first...
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