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Proud East Coast Canadian living and working in SW Ontario. Astronomy, science, and bird photography in my spare time. Gear: Canon EOS R6 MKII All photos by me except for reposts. All opinions and comments my own. 🚫porn 🚫DMs 🚫bitcoin 🚫Illuminazis

A Tree Swallow looking to the left in the frame with out of focus greenery in the background.
An Eastern Kingbird perched on a branch facing the camera with its head twisted to the left while inspecting the photographer.
A Greater Yellowlegs with a snack. A wading bird facing right in the frame with a small fish in it's beak.
A Brown headed Cowbird perched on a branch with leaves and blue sky in the background.
A Grey Catbird perched on a twig facing left in the frame with beak open. Background is out of focus greenery. Taken at Wawanosh Wetlands area recently.
A male Northern Cardinal in profile facing left in the frame with out of focus greenery in the background. A cooperative subject for a change!
A repost from 2015. Northern Gannets nesting at Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland.
A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak perched on a diagonal branch looking to the left with out of focus greenery in the background.
Purple Martins perched at a multi-unit bird 'hotel'
A Barn Swallow perched on a diagonal support looking towards the camera.
A Gray Catbird perched amongst Sumac branches feeding on last year's seeds. Taken at Wawanosh Wetlands area this week.
A male Indigo Bunting perched on a twig facing the camera. These birds is partially shaded by the foliage. Taken at Wawanosh Wetlands this past weekend.
Two Barn Swallows gathering mud for their nest. One bird has wings raised in preparation for takeoff and the second is coming in to land. From early summer 2025.
A Barn Swallow enjoying the sunshine. The iridescent blue of its back and head feathers contrast with the orange feathers on its throat and breast. Taken at Point Pelee National Park.
A Tree Swallow perched on a branch with back to the camera looking over its left shoulder. A simple green background is due to out of focus leaves.
A Northern House Wren perched on an electric cable in left profile. They have a nest in the weatherhead.
A Gray Catbird perched on a branch staring at the photographer. Taken at Wawanosh Wetlands area this afternoon.
A Yellow Warbler perched on a branch with beak open in mid song. Blue sky and out of focus leaves in the background.
A Common Yellowthroat taken at Point Pelee National Park on Sunday. A small songbird with a prominent yellow throat with a black mask edged with white. Bird is grasping a cattail reed and in left profile.
A Song Sparrow perched on a twig facing the photographer with a red berry in its beak. There are clusters of berries below it with green spring foliage surrounding.
A Yellow Warbler perched on a branch surrounded by green foliage and a blue sky background. The small yellow songbird is facing the photographer with head turned to the left. Taken at Wawanosh Wetlands area this week.
A Black-crowned Night Heron resting on a branch.
Sanderlings, small shorebirds, resting on a grey sand beach.
A male Yellow Warbler perched on a branch with beak open. From Thursday at Wawanosh Wetlands area.
A male House Finch from last weekend sporting red feathers on its head and neck. Taken at Point Lands in Sarnia.
An Atlantic Puffin on a rock in left profile. The colourful beak and orange feet contrast with the black uppers and white feathers on the breast. From Cape Bonavista lighthouse summer 2025.
A White-throated Sparrow in profile looking right in the frame perched on a branch. Normally seen in autumn but this year got this picture during the spring migration.
A Canada Goose gosling with its parents from last weekend. Still a little ball of yellow fluff.
A Tree Swallow in profile facing left in the frame. The early morning light highlights the iridescent green and blue of its back and wings contrasting with the white of the breast.
A Brown Thrasher perched on a branch looking right in the frame. Wings and back are primarily brown with brown streaks on an off white breast.
A Long-tailed Duck caught mid-dive with just tail feathers above the water surface and the remainder of the bird visible below. Bird is diving diagonally from upper left to lower right. Taken at Sarnia Harbour last winter.
A Turkey from last evening. The bird is facing the camera looking slightly left with green grass and shrubs in the background. The bird is primarily brown with no feathers on its head.
A Yellow Warbler facing the camera with a small green caterpillar in its beak. The bird is perched amongst leaves with blue sky in the background.
A Song Sparrow facing left in the frame perched in a flowering shrub.
A close up picture of a White-throated Sparrow with an out of focus green background.
A Junco facing left in the frame perched on an evergreen cone. From Wawanosh Wetlands area last autumn.
A Chipping Sparrow perched on a branch looking over its left shoulder. Taken at Wawanosh Wetlands area earlier this week.
An American Robin looking left in the frame with new grass as part of the background.
A Nashville Warbler searching for breakfast. A small grey and yellow Warbler usually seen during fall migration in the Sarnia area.
A male Northern Cardinal perched on a branch with a blue sky in the background.
An Indigo Bunting taking flight from a branch.
A Snow Goose and Mallards flying from left to right in the frame with reeds and grasses in the background. From December 2024 at Wawanosh Wetlands area.
A pair of Canada Geese with five goslings on the path at Wawanosh Wetlands area. Photo from 2025.
A male Indigo Bunting pauses near eye level to permit a photo. Usually seen near the tops of trees. Bird is perched on a branch looking right in the frame with out of focus greenery in the background.
A Common Goldeneye in profile swimming from left to right in the frame. Taken at Sarnia Harbour last month. Since I was in my vehicle the bird wasn't concerned with my presence.
A Robin in profile facing left in the frame. Photo taken last weekend.
A pair of Mergansers having a minor disagreement. The male, facing the camera, is shying away from the female on his right. Taken at Sarnia Harbour a couple of years ago.
Tundra Swans taking off and creating splashes as the appear to walk on water. From yesterday afternoon at Wawanosh Wetlands area.
A Tree Swallow resting facing right in the frame. From spring 2025.
A Song Sparrow from this morning at Wawanosh Wetlands area. The bird is perched on a small branch and facing slightly left in the frame.
A Baltimore Oriole in profile facing right in the frame amongst early spring blooms. Taken at Wawanosh Wetlands area April 2025.
A Canvasback Duck facing the camera with wings partially outstretched. Taken at Sarnia Harbour last month.
A Green Heron standing in water facing left in the frame with its neck retracted.
Head shot of an Atlantic Puffin looking left in the frame. Its colourful beak and orange eye ring are very prominent. Taken at Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland.
Two Tundra Swans, an adult and a juvenile in a flooded farmer's field. Both birds are facing right in the frame with the adult standing in the water and the juvenile swimming alongside.
A male and female Merganser having a bit of a dispute... from spring 2025 at Sarnia Harbour.
A male House Finch perched on a fence post facing left in the frame. The morning light showcases the red plummage on the head and upper breast.
Sanderlings foraging for food along the rocky shoreline at Cape Freels, Newfoundland. Waves are breaking in the background bringing food opportunities for the birds.
A Redhead duck trying to catch a nap. From this morning at Sarnia Harbour.
A Junco perched on conifer cone facing left in the frame. Taken at Wawanosh Wetlands area last autumn.