Category: wetland

Christmas bird count, Kitimat river, estuary and harbour Dec. 17, 2011

A trumpeter swan feeds in the Kitimat River Oxbow, during the world wide annual Christmas bird count,  Dec. 17, 2011. The reddish neck comes as the white feathers are stained by high levels of iron oxides in this part of the river as the swan dips into the river to feed. A view of the […]

The Duck Pond birding site at the other Houston, Houston, BC

A Barrow’s Goldeneye duck swims in the Houston, BC, Duck Pond, May 7, 2011. (Robin Rowland) One of the reasons I decided to return to northwestern British Columbia is that this area is an untapped photographic paradise. It’s not just the mountains, the forests and the seas, the variety of birds should be a draw […]