Thursday, 23 May 2013

Canada: some Eastern birds

Red-breasted Nuthatch:

Rose-breasted Grosbeak:

Baltimore Oriole. The last one I saw was in Headington, Oxford:

Downy Woodpecker:

Red-eyed Vireo:

Palm Warbler:

Black and White Warbler:

 American Redstart:

Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler:

Eastern Screech Owl:

Black-throated Green Warbler:

Yellow Warbler:

Chestnut-sided Warbler:

Swainson's Thrush:

 Black-throated Blue Warbler:

Dunlin

 Red-headed Woodpecker. Appropriately named:

Worm-eating Warbler. Not so:

Ring-billed Gull, at Niagra Falls. There were a whole bunch of people looking over a wall at some water too, but obviously my focus was on the Gulls:

Canada: some Swallows

Swallows and Martins are always tricky to photograph, being small, fast moving and usually distant. But for some reason over here it is easier. Is it the light, the approachability of the birds or just the relaxed holiday vibe? 

Purple Martins:



American Barn Swallow. Similar to ours, but with a more rosy outlook. Just like the humans:


Cliff Swallow:

Tree Swallow:

Bank Swallow:

Friday, 17 May 2013

Some Wood Warblers

 Blackburnian Warbler. Always a knee trembler:



Cape May Warbler:

Psychopathic Black-and-white Warbler:

Yellow Warbler:

Myrtle Yellow-rumped warbler:

Bay-breasted Warbler. Perhaps my new favourite best American Wood Warbler:

Northern Parula:

Thought I would finish with real Wild Turkey, strolling across the Point Pelee National Park car park at dawn...

...no, couldn't resist it, here's another Blackburnian Warbler. Don't look for too long, these gems have such beauty they can drive a man wild:

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Canada: Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks:


White-crowned Sparrow:

Tufted Titmouse:

Blue Jays:


 Red-bellied Woodpecker:

Canada: Long Point, Ontario

White-throated Sparrow:

Grey Catbird:

♀ Brown-headed Cowbird:

 Blue-winged Warbler:

Philadelphia Vireo:

Least Flycatcher:

Black-throated Green Warbler:

Chestnut-sided Warbler:

Magnolia Warbler. One of my most wanted... and in my hand!