One of the great things about backyard gardening, especially in an urban/semi-urban setting, is the […]
Tag: Courtenay
A Backyard Visitor
We keep an informal backyard bird list and this week a new year bird showed […]
Common Nighthawks Put on Twilight Display
On certain warm, summer nights in Courtenay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Common Nighthawks (Chordeiles […]
Scat Cat!
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a big fan of cats, […]
A Blue-eyed Visitor
It’s been a busy month so it was great to have a bit of downtime […]
Apple Blossom Time
We’ve had a small apple tree in our backyard in “downtown” Courtenay for a couple […]
Black Barred Camel-cart
Black Barred Camel-cart Classification: B/1 or possibly A/9 Earlier this week I spotted a cart […]
Orange-crowned Warbler
A flash of yellow/olive-green in a thicket of Salmonberry caught my eye on a recent […]
Fish Wrangling
I have to admit that I don’t usually go out of my way to photograph […]