Northern Saw-whet Owl (12)Aegolius acadicus IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Feb 9 2014 During the day, saw-whet owls hide in the trees and don't move. Getting out in the open during the day would mean lots of trouble for these birds! This one spent the winter at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto. Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 12 Write comments
Red-necked Grebe (13)Podiceps grisegena IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Mar 9 2014 Grebes (especially red-necked) are not seen very often on the Thames river in London, with the exception of the last very cold winter, where the only open water was close to the warm outflow of the water treatment plant in Greenway and Springbank Park. This bird is putting on its breeding plumage already! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 16 Write comments
Horned Lark / Shorelark (38)Eremophila alpestris IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Mar 8 2014 Horned Larks are very common at the edges of roads in winter, but how often do we really stop and enjoy these beautiful birds? Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 11 Write comments
American Tree Sparrow (18)Spizella arborea IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Mar 8 2014 On a cold winter like the last one it was not easy to find songbirds around... this one was in a flock just close to the Lake Erie shore! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 10 Write comments
Snowy Owl (217)Nyctea scandiaca IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Dec 7 2013 The 2013/14 winter has seen a huge invasion of Snowy Owls... too bad that the only one I could capture on a photo was looking the other way!! But what a great bird! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
Clay-colored Sparrow (19)Spizella pallida IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: May 31 2014 Details: male One more pic of this obliging bird! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 7 Write comments
Clay-colored Sparrow (19)Spizella pallida IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: May 31 2014 Details: male This bird was singing and preening for a while and did not seem to be disturbed too much by me! My best views of this species as of now! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 11 Write comments
Bobolink (22)Dolichonyx oryzivorus IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: May 31 2014 Details: male Bobolinks are not an easy find in the London area. Komoka Park is a suitable area for them! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
Savannah Sparrow (35)Passerculus sandwichensis IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: May 31 2014 This photo was taken at Komoka Provincial Park, a really nice spot just outside London! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
Killdeer (50)Charadrius vociferus IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: May 25 2014 Details: adult This (probably) female was faking incubation to call my attention away from her already hatched chicks that were playing around on the beach! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 10 Write comments
