Canada (Ontario) adult
Alfred - showing diagnostic yellow rump
Oct 3 2013
adult
Alfred
Oct 3 2013
adult
Alfred - hundreds feeding in the fields. White outer tail feathers visible in this shot.
Oct 3 2013
Oct 2 2013
juvenile
Lancaster - Cooper Marsh
Oct 3 2013
Sep 24 2013
adult
Ingleside - Upper Canada Sanctuary. My favourite Blue Jay shot.
Sep 30 2013
Sep 27 2013
adult
Ingleside - Upper Canada Sanctuary
Sep 30 2013
Sep 27 2013
male, adult
Long Sault - after success with a female Kingfisher earlier this summer, this male posed cooperatively for me through the car window. Kingfishers are notoriously difficult to approach.
Sep 30 2013
Sep 26 2013
adult
Ingleside - Upper Canada Sanctuary. Blue Jay migration is in full swing.
Sep 30 2013
Sep 25 2013
Alfred - bathed in early morning light
Sep 26 2013
Sep 25 2013
adult, outside normal range
Ottawa - This species occurs on western Lake Ontario each fall in small numbers but is rare in Eastern Ontario. Most Sabine's seen in the south are juveniles. Adults are very rare. The dark gray head and yellow-tipped bill are distinct.
Sep 26 2013