Spring time: April birds in Kitimat
April 27, 2026
Tag: Bird photography
Juncos go Hollywood
December 18, 2025
The New York Times (paywalled) reported on Tuesday, December 16, the results of a study of dark eyed juncos around the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles.Over the past few years, the juncos (part of the sparrow family) have adapted to living in LA and are now apparently enjoying human food. That […]
Birds in a blizzard
December 13, 2025
This morning’s atmospheric river hitting the northwest from Oregon to British Columbia brought a blizzard to Kitimat. That didn’t deter all the birds that came to my tower feeder.
Crows in wintery weather
November 17, 2025
For the November bird count, Sunday, November 16, 2025, the weather was not cooperating. Cool, wet with a blowing wind and mixture of rain and sleet. Visibility was poor but in Haisla, at the Kitamaat Village waterfront, a small murder of crows stopped nearby. Veteran birders in British Columbia would call the smaller bird a […]
Blue Jays (the bird) in Toronto
October 31, 2025
Three file photos of blue jays in my old backyard in the Pocket in Toronto, two in tree spring 2008, one on the fence May 2010, in honour of the baseball Blue Jays in the World Series.
Northern Flickers and autumn leaves
October 22, 2025
A pair of Northern Flickers were very active in my backyard tree in Kitimat BC yesterday on Oct 22, despite heavy overcast (so not so great light) and rain varying from light to heavy. They blended in with the red autumn leaves when seen by the naked eye rather than a 500mm lens.
Steller’s Jays in autumn rain
October 19, 2025