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Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Jun 7 2014
immature
This photo is a little blurry but it shows a very special encounter: away from any water a whole family of Virginia Rails (one adult and 4 chicks) crossed our road out of the blue! This was stayed behind nd wasn't sure whether to cross or not... it eventually did and joined all the others!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Jun 7 2014
male
When they are screaming at you, red-winged blackbirds forget to be scared and just don't escape!! Easy then to get some shots of them!!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Jun 8 2014
If you want to find an Upland Sandpiper, just scout the posts... I wonder where they've been sitting before there were any!!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Jun 8 2014
After a night spent in the humid grass, as the sun comes up the birds like to sit on a post and get their feathers dry! Unfortunately this is strongly backlit, but the species is not so easy to get in front of the camera so well!!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Mar 30 2013
male
Drake male Wood Ducks are just stunning!! This one was swimming around a pond just outside Chicago Zoo.
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Mar 31 2013
Milton Lee Olive Park in Chicago is a good spot for migrants. Here is an early Phoebe that got me all excited since it was my first ever!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Mar 31 2013
male
Not very often you get to see Red-breasted Mergansers very close. But in Chicago harbour they were swimming around between the boats very close to shore! Probably there was plenty of little fish for them there!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Jan 12 2013
female
White-breasted nuthatches love bird feeders. This one was hanging around the one at the Pinery visitor centre. Females have a greyer crown and less rufous on their belly.
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Jan 12 2013
Tufted Titmice are an uncommon sight in southwestern Ontario. A reliable site to see them is the feeder at the Pinery Provincial Park visitor centre.
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Jan 12 2013
Redpoll winter appearances depend largely on the availability of seeds in their habitat further north. When there is a shortage of food, they move south in what is called an irruptive movement. This usually happens every other year or so! When it happens, redpolls are a common visitor to bird feeders!
Jul 1 2014