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May 17 2014
male, captive
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, here is a photo of the specimen mounted at the Visitor's Centre at Point Pelee. The last bird died in Cincinnati in 1914.
Jul 9 2014
29
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female, adult
St. Albert - this Moorhen family (renamed Common Gallinule) had 6 chicks. At one point it grew to 10 when another female asked this one to mind the kids while she went shopping for lunch :)
Jul 8 2014
19
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male, adult
Ingleside - Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Jul 8 2014
14
May 8 2014
male
Long Point
Jul 6 2014
19
Jun 28 2014
adult
Cooper Marsh, ON
Jul 5 2014
31
Jun 28 2014
male, adult
Cooper Marsh, ON
Jul 5 2014
36
Dec 1 2012
Some credits for one of the most common birds in the world! Actually, as common as it might be, it is apparently strongly declining over part of its range in Europe, and the reasons for the decline are not well known!
Jul 1 2014
13
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Nov 24 2012
This hawk stayed perched on a fence and did not bother flying away as we approached it!
Jul 1 2014
36
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Nov 17 2012
A common winter visitor to southwestern Ontario, Slate-colored Juncos are always moving around in big flocks, and it is not always easy to get one resting for so long as to take a good picture!
Jul 1 2014
29
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Dec 17 2012
male
In the winter, Lake Ontario hosts lots of ducks, and especially around Toronto, there are always spots that free of ice. Long-tailed Ducks approach the shores very close then!
Jul 1 2014
29
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