Uncommonly Beautiful
Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada. A female Common Yellowthroat perches on a reed while searching for bugs for her hungry chicks waiting in their nearby nest
Impressionistic Sparrow
Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada. A White-crowned sparrow perches in a blackberry patch preparing to sing his territorial song
Winter Raven
Yellowstone NP, USA. A Common Raven sits on a snowbank
Solitude
Yellowstone NP, USA. A Trumpeter swan waits for their partner to return on a river running through a windswept meadow. Trumpeter swans often mate for life - his/her partner returned a few moments later
Daybreak
Yellowstone NP, USA. A family of Trumpeter swans start their day on a misty morning in Yellowstone.
Nap Time
Sunshine Coast, BC. A Barred Owl snoozes in an old Red Cedar tree
To Sail Away ... For a Year and a Day
Sunshine Coast, BC. Two Cormorants rest on a floating log in the coastal waters of southern BC
Vantage Point
Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada. This male Belted Kingfisher has found a perfect vantage point, a branch overhanging a creek with plentiful fish.
Song and Dance Man
Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada. This Spotted Towhee paused for a moment on a Douglas Fir tree before heading to a nearby feeder. They sing their song year round and find food using a two footed back and forth shuffle
Blur
Great Bear Rainforest, BC. Bonaparte's Gulls in motion at dusk
Three Amigos
Near Terrace, BC. Three juvenile Common Mergansers taking a break from their fall migration on a BC lake
On Guard
Wells Gray PP, BC. This male Common Loon was watching over his mate and two chicks, ready to proect them from any intruders.
American three-toed woodpecker
Jasper NP, Alberta.
Always Hungry
Golden, BC. This female Red-breasted Nuthatch has just fed a tasty bug to her hungry chicks.
Through the Garden Gate
Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada. This Purple Finch paused for a moment on a weathered old garden gate before heading to a nearby feeder.
Time to Nest
Sunshine Coast, BC. Female Red-winged blackbirds build their nests by weaving stringy stems and wet leaves around stiff reeds. Here she is teasing strands from an old seed head.
Patiently Waiting
Sunshine Coast, BC. A male Varied thrush waits for his turn at the bird feeder