Parc des Prairies, Laval - 17 May 2007
Feb 11 2008
India
Jan 9 2024
adult, nest
The first bird is a female. The second is the male
Jan 14
Canada (Ontario)
Sep 10 2023
juvenile, multiple species
Female, first fall
Presqu'ile Orovincial Park.
Presqu'ile Orovincial Park.
Sep 21 2023
Sep 15 2023
male, juvenile
Crysler - An uncommon to rare regional migrant. Likely a male based on the bill length. Females of both dowitcher species have longer bills.
Sep 16 2023
Aug 21 2023
adult
ODKFs mate and reproduce twice, in immediate succession. Two sets of eggs and fledglings in usually, the same nest. This is a male-female pair in the stage between two reproductive cycles. Not sure which is what.
Sep 1 2023
Jun 20 2023
The two on the left are male, the one on the right is the female.
Jun 21 2023
United States (Washington)Male and female displaying prominent field marks at Point Roberts. To my surprise, a new personal species upload.
Apr 9 2023
Panama
Mar 10 2023
nest
Mar 19 2023
Feb 8 2023
male, adult
Kingston - Wolfe Island - I had 7 owls of a probable 8-10 birds there this winter. Most did not present very well and adult males are notoriously skittish making shots like this a challenge. Their caution is for good reason because females always chase them away and wouldn't hesitate to have one for dinner. This is a very poor year for Snowy Owls, with most remaining in the Arctic. The area had the North American high for Christmas bird counts this year (8 birds). To show the potential, I think the all-time record was 80+ birds some years ago. I had 53 in 2014. When there is a bumper crop of voles in the area coinciding with plenty of owls heading south we can get results like that. This is the third consecutive year with low numbers in all of Southern Canada.
Feb 9 2023
Great Hornbill (8)
Buceros bicornis
(Near-threatened)
Jan 18 2023
adult
They are large birds with a wingspan of 152cm (60inch). The casque on top of their bills are hollow, concave and serve no known purpose. They are monogamous and often build their nests in the same place every year. Before mating, they clean up the nesting hollow and engage in a little courtship involving food exchange. The female will spend increasing amounts of time inside the nest. When the eggs are laid, she sheds her breast feathers and seals herself inside the nest, leaving a vertical slit for the male to feed her. Here we see their pre-mating preparations.
Jan 19 2023