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Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Dec 9 2012
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Downy Woodpeckers get very busy when looking for food in the winter, and they often get so close that taking pictures is made very easy!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Dec 15 2012
Mourning Doves are a common bird, but when they enjoy nice light like this one, they make one for good pictures!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Dec 17 2012
Ubiquitous around the great lakes. This was was taken in Toronto harbour.
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
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
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
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
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Nov 24 2012
This hawk stayed perched on a fence and did not bother flying away as we approached it!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
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
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
Oct 12 2012
The Coto Doñana is one of the most important wetlands of southern Europe. When we got there, though, the water was almost all gone! Summers are extremely hot in southern Spain and even in October the temperatures are above 30°C, so that by the end of the summer there is no more water in the reservoirs! But some birds still linger around, as did this Cattle Egret.
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
May 28 2012
Madeira and the Canary Islands are home to the wild form of our pet canaries, the Island Canary. They are very common and widespread throughout he islands, but their song is not as varied as the domesticated form!
Jul 1 2014
Copyright IvanM
Birdviewing.com
May 28 2012
Berthelot's Pipit is another endemic of the Atlantic Islands (Madeira and Canary Archipelago, plus some more islands in between). It is very common in all open areas.
Jul 1 2014