The first of a projected series of atmospheric rivers hit Kitimat on the afternoon of September 21. To my surprise there was lively and heavy bird activity in my backyard, including more than a dozen dark-eyed juncos, five of the steller’s jays that live in the trees by my house, a couple of northern flickers, […]
A few morning shots of bees harvesting nectar from mountain cornflowers (centaurea montana) in my front garden.
I looked out into my back garden on the morning of October 2, 2019 to see more flocks of birds flying around in an early October downpour. Far more birds than I expected. It is bear season and there are more black bears around town than usual, which means my feeders are currently empty. No […]
One of my favourite birds in here in Kitimat is the Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius). There were a lot more than usual this spring for one reason or another. So here is an album of images. A varied thrush on my back deck. (Robin Rowland) There was still snow in a hollow in a […]
On a warm Kitimat sunny afternoon a couple of days ago a beautiful blue dragonfly was circling my back yard. So I decided to find out if I could get a shot of the speedy creature as it circled and whizzed and looped and dived. Camera Sony Alpha 6000, Sony E-mount, 55 to 210, set […]
One of the at least three families of stellar jays that live in the cedar trees at my house is bolder and smarter than the rest. Or maybe it’s a “point bird.” If I go out with a bag of seeds to refill the feeder, there is the harsh call of the stellar jay […]