Chris

2030 uploads
Birding since the late 1980s...mid 40s birder. Being out in nature and hearing the morning chorus, seeing how birds interact with their surroundings and go about their lives provides me a greater understanding of the natural environment we live in. With bird photography, every photo is different, which makes seeing the same and different species exciting.

Total photos: 2030
Total videos: 5
Species photographed: 1014
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 48
Oct 8 2012
adult
A rather thin Red-tailed Hawk sitting at the northeast end of Mirabel Airport this afternoon. Hope this one can bulk up and make it through the winter.
Oct 9 2012
35
Oct 7 2012
adult
Canada Geese began heading right for me as they decended into the Saint Lazare sand pits. In the end about 500 geese were present.
Oct 9 2012
15
Oct 7 2012
adult, multiple species
Again I was lucky to see both a Greater (back) and Lesser (front) Yellowlegs feeding together at the Saint Lazare sand pits.
Oct 9 2012
26
Oct 7 2012
adult
A cooperative Pectoral Sandpiper foraging at the Saint Lazare sand pits.
Oct 9 2012
19
First photo badge
Oct 7 2012
adult, multiple species
I was lucky enough to see a Greater Yellowlegs (right) walk past a Lesser Yellowlegs (left), which gave the comparison in the photo.
Seen at the Saint Lazare sand pits while attempting to find the Buff-breasted Sandpiper.
Oct 9 2012
15
Oct 7 2012
adult
Seen at the Saint Lazare sand pits west of Montreal.
Oct 9 2012
15
First photo badge
Sep 23 2012
male, winter plummage
There were several Blue-winged Teals at the Saint-Lazare Sand Pit. I believe the lower right bird is a Mallard however.
Sep 24 2012
12
First photo badge
Sep 23 2012
adult
Seen at the St-Lazare Sand Pit on a blustery fall day.
Sep 24 2012
16
First photo badge
Sep 22 2012
female, adult
While parked at the Dorval weather station, to my huge surprise a Cooper's Hawk flew up from a ditch right beside my car. Fortunately I had the camera. The bird stayed for about a minute but was being dive-bombed by a Kestrel. It then flew over runway 24R and into the woods on the north side of the airport.
Sep 23 2012
23
adult, winter plummage
A Yellow Warbler seen next to the airport on Chemin St-Francois, Montreal, Quebec.
Sep 22 2012
20
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