Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Setophaga coronate) The Yellow-rumped warbler is a small, insect-eating woodland songbird. The yellow-rumped warbler prefers mature coniferous and mixed wood forests with plantings of birch, aspen, willow, maple, and oak. The birds are widespread across North America and are not presently
Hairy Woodpeckers and Downy Woodpeckers
Wth the gardens lying dormant for the winter in The Peg (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), we gardeners have to find other things to amuse us. For me, bird-watching – like seeing the Downy Woodpecker and the Hairy Woodpecker in my back
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). The red-winged blackbird is a true harbinger of spring in Canada. Common throughout North America, the red-winged blackbird claims most of southern Canada as nesting territory, and also nests well into Canada’s Yukon and Northwest Territories, settling
Goldfinch Pair Pay a Visit
Two days after changing the feed in my bird feeder from low grade generic brand to premium songbird feed, a pair of songbirds – Goldfinches – showed up at the feeder. I have not spotted them in my neighbourhood prior
Gulls
Gulls enliven so many scenes of memory, their distinctive squawking calls and wails summoning images of favourite haunts and gorgeous shorelines, whether along freshwater lakes or at the edges where sand and rocks meet the salty foam waves of the
Cedar Waxwings
Cedar Waxwings flock in large numbers in the fall, much like starlings do. Their movement as a flock drew my attention to well over a dozen juvenile Cedar Waxwings feasting on the berries of a mountain ash tree. The young
Nesting Swans in Kolding, Denmark in Springtime
Swans are “everywhere” in Denmark, and it was so beautiful to see these nesting swans in Kolding, Denmark. The elegant swan is among the most photographed and perhaps most loved birds in the world. I have certainly enjoyed seeing swans in
Native Animals and Birds of Sweden
Sweden’s Skansen Open-Air Museum, founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius, is home to an abundance of native animals and birds of Sweden. The Skansen Museum is located within the city of Stockholm on the island of Djurgarden. I visited this
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
Canada Goose. Branta canadensis. Most people I know pause and look up to the sky when they hear the distinctive honking of Canada Geese that are flying in V-formation overhead. In the north, when the Canada Geese arrive in spring,
The Northern Spruce Grouse
Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis). Grouse family (Tetraonidae). The handsome Spruce Grouse makes its home in northern coniferous and boreal forests across Canada. In the United States, these birds can be found in Alaska, parts of Oregon and Wyoming, and to
