Sometimes when you are looking for birds they just don’t cooperate. They become invisible and disappear. […]
Tag: Birds
Birds of Vancouver Island
These brief reflections represent but a few of my memories of the beautiful birds of […]
Top Five Birding Spots in the Alberni Valley
I recently ran across a couple at Victoria Quay in Port Alberni. They had the […]
A Place of Rainbows
The name Sointula, the Malcolm Island community of utopian origin off northern Vancouver Island, translates […]
Brandt’s, not Brant’s
If I only had a dollar for every time I’ve seen the confusion in the […]
Big Day Birding – Brant Wildlife Festival
One of the fun activities associated with the annual Brant Wildlife Festival is the Big […]
The Littlest Duck
The Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) may be the smallest ducks in North America, but they are […]
Winter Birding at Oyster Bay
The eastern coast of Vancouver Island has many locations that are excellent for winter birding. […]
Book Review – Field Guide to Birds of North America
National Wildlife FederationField Guide to Birds of North AmericaEdward S. BrinkleySterling Publishing CompanyPaperback527 pages2007 I’m […]
Great Backyard Bird Count – February 12-15, 2010
Bird watchers coast to coast are invited to take part in the 13th annual Great […]