2023
February
A Carniverous Duck: the Yellow-billed Pintail
Peregrine Falcon at Col Sam Smith Park
January
Bird identification Quiz: #12 of 12 (answers)
Bird identification Quiz: #12 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #11 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #11 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #10 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #10 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #9 of 12 (answers)
Bird identification Quiz: #9 of 12
2022
December
Bird Identification Quiz: #8 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #8 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #7 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: # 7 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #6 of 12 (answers)
Bird identification Quiz: #6 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #5 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #5 of 12
November
Bird Identification Quiz: #4 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #4 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #3 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #3 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #2 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #2 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #1 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #1 of 12
Memorial for Bronwyn Dalziel
October
Some Plants from the Oak Ridges Moraine
More Poison Ivy
Evening Grosbeaks
Minor League Nature
September
Big League Nature
Hummingbird at the Feeder and another Cottage Visitor
This Cottage is Truly for the Birds
Dutchman’s Breeches
August
Red Squirrel Restaurant
Burdocks: Great and Common
Does anybody know what plant this is? A mystery solved.
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Rainer Schmidt
July
Nipplewort (Lapsana communis)
Leafy Spurge
Is that an insect?
Ellice Swamp (Part 2): A Look at New Hamburg
June
Ellice Swamp (Part 1): A Look at New Hamburg
Summer Plants which grow in and near Sidewalks
Margaret Morse Nice Ornithological Club
Gore Bay Survey: June 28, 2016: a look at Little Current and South Baymouth, Manitoulin Island
May
Sultan Survey: June 27, 2016: a look at Chapleau
Terrace Bay Survey: June 26: 2016: a look at Schreiber
Nipigon River Recreational Trail: June 25, 2016
Dorion Survey: June 24, 2016: more Nipigon photos
April
Geraldton Survey: June 23, 2016: a look at Nipigon
Smooth Rock Falls Survey: Wednesday, June 22, 2016: Abandoned church at Longlac
Cochrane Survey: Tuesday, June 21, 2016: a look at Cochrane
Ramsey Survey: Monday, June 20, 2016: a look at Smooth Rock Falls
March
Gogama, Ontario: June 19, 2016
There’s Always an Olympic Squirrel
Photographic Identification Guide to Female Ducks / 21 Species
Canada Canada Canada: the White-throated Sparrow
Pileated Woodpecker at Col Danforth Park
February
How to get wild birds in your yard to eat from your hand
Mrs. Chippy’s Last Expedition
My Backyard: 2nd Week in May
Love in the Pond: a Wood Duck and Mallard Romance
January
Black Knot
Cedar Waxwings in the Pussy Willow
The Three Stars (Winter Buds)
Revenge of the Honey-Locust tree
December
What kind of goose is that?
Bathing Beauty: A Peregrine Falcon
Rare birds
First Redwing of Spring in the Backyard
Squirrel Facts
November
piebaldism, albinism, melanism and leucism
Tuxedo: a Local Legend
Meet the Neighbourhood Cooper’s Hawk
The Revenant: movie review from a naturalist point of view
October
The Rockhopper Penguin
Look at that fabulous poison ivy
Burnt Cornflakes Bark
That heavenly tree
September
My Twig Collection
A Familiar Voice in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Christmas Poinsettias
Murder on the Back Porch
Eagle Selfie
August
A Late Fall Beauty
Adventure on the High Seas
DÉBRAYE! DÉBRAYE!
Ambrosia artemisifolia
July
Owl Detective
the teeth of a lion
The bird that inspired Dickens and Poe
Lawrence Newcomb
June
bird names
One man’s battle with ferns: summer 2015
Look who’s in the birdbath!
Rat-a-tat tat
Riverbank Grape Through The Seasons
May
Staghorn Sumac Through The Seasons
Red-osier Dogwood Through The Seasons
Apple Trees Through The Seasons
Honeysuckles Through The Seasons
April
A Rare Find in Mississauga: April 2021
European Buckthorn Through The Seasons
Trembling Aspen Through The Seasons
18 Warbler Species: A Photographic Guide
Basswood Through The Seasons
13 Birds That Speak English
March
Red Oak Through The Seasons
Tamarack Through The Seasons
100 Ontario Small Town Churches
Identification of 10 Marsh Duck Species: a Photographic Guide
Identification of 9 Diving Duck Species: A Photographic Guide
Identification of 11 Sparrow Species: a Photographic Guide
St. John’s Norway Cemetery: March 2021
Cottonwood Through The Seasons
Butternut Through The Seasons
February
Black Walnut Through The Seasons
My Front Yard: February 2021
Red Ash Through The Seasons
White Ash Through The Seasons
January
Sugar Maple Through the Seasons
Silver Maple Through The Seasons
Norway Maple Through the Seasons
Manitoba Maple Through the Seasons:
2020
December
Paintings by Marmaduke Matthews
Balsam Fir vs. Fraser Fir
Christmas Poinsettias
Toronto Islands in Winter
10 Most Common Birds at Winter Birdfeeders in British Columbia
November
Tiny Owl found in 75 Foot Manhattan Christmas Tree
Ashbridges Bay in Winter
Humber Bay in Winter
Colonel Sam Smith Park in Winter
October
Lambton Woods in Winter
High Park in Winter
Chicory: Miles Hearn
The Weed that is Dangerous to Photograph
September
White-faced Meadowhawk
Images in a Quebec Apple Orchard
Peruvian Pelican
Chacchoben Mayan Ruins
Yellow-winged Tanager
August
a Butterfly Conservatory in Belize
Gumbalimba Preservation Park in Roatan, Honduras
White Face Capuchin Monkey
Scarlet Macaw
July
Central American Gouti
Toucan
Some Photos from Old Panama
Some Photos from Panama City
Great-tailed Grackle
June
Some Photos from crossing the Panama Canal
9 Bird Species seen during a Panama Canal crossing
Sunset in Panama
Magnificent Frigatebirds in the Sky
May
Some Photos from an Ecuadorian Beach
Unloading Fish in Manta, Ecuador
4 Species of Gulls, 2 Species of Terns and Peruvian Pelicans in a Peruvian Harbour
Some Photos from Trujillo, Peru
April
Forsythia (Forsythia intermedia)
Some Photos from Lima, Peru
Black Vulture
Thousands of Gulls in the Lima, Peru Harbour
Some Photos from Coquimbo, Chile
March
Feral Dogs in Coquimbo, Chile
Some Familiar Nature in Santiago, Chile
a Few Photos from Concha Y Toro Winery, Chile
Austral Thrush
February
a Few Photos from Santiago de Chile
a Municipal Band in Poquimbo, Chile
a Mockingbird in the Terminal at Miami Airport
a Brown Pelican in Action
Shirley Dominguez International Harpist
January
Yellow-throated Warbler in a Jewelry Store
A Look at Little Lake Park in Midland, Ontario
American Manna Grass (Glyceria grandis)
Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta)
Pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
2019
December
Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
Tufted Clubsedge (Trichoforum cespitosum)
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
November
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge: Hawaii
Red-crested Cardinal
Feral Chickens in the Pacific Islands
Toronto Zoo
October
Java Sparrow
Some Birds in a Honolulu Park
Small Migratory Bird Quiz / Questions
Small Migratory Bird Quiz / Answers
Examining a Chestnut-side Warbler
More About White-striped and Tan-striped White-throated Sparrows
Plants with Seeds that Stick to your Clothing
September
Images in August near the St. Lawrence River at Rivière du Loup, Québec
The Time Around Sunrise / June in Northern Ontario
Canadian Burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis)
Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
A Short Walk in the Pacific Island Country of Vanuatu
Fall-dandelion (Scorzoneroides autumnalis)
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
25 Kentucky Coffee Tree Facts
Weed Haven
Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa muricata)
A Weed’s Lament
September Weedwalk: Birchcliff Quarrylands
Toronto Zoo: Polar Bear
August
Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix)
August Weedwalk: Cedarvale Ravine
Black Cherry Tree with its Burnt-Cornflakes Bark
August Wild Fruits growing along a Trail in Prince Edward County
Squirreltail Grass (Hordeum jubatum)
Toronto Zoo: Cheetah
Colour in the Mud Creek Ravine Trail
Spatulate-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia)
Beech Nuts
Toronto Zoo: Lions
Images from a North Kawarthas Wetland
Michigan Lily (Lillium michiganese)
Toronto Zoo: Otter
Images from a Kawarthas Cottage Road in July (Part 2)
July
A Look at the Big Island of Hawaii
Identifying Plants with Newcombs Wildflower Guide.
Images from a Kawarthas Cottage Road in July (Part 1)
A Look at Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands
A Walk on a North Kawarthas Cottage Road
Mother Mallard and her 8 Ducklings
A Look at Rangiroa, French Polynesia
A Look at Moorea, French Polynesia
July Weedwalk: Dupont Subway region
A Look at Papeete French Polynesia
East York Canada Day Parade 2019
June
A look at Pago Pago, American Samoa
June Weedwalk: Bathurst and King region
Breeding Bird Survey Trip / Part 3: a Look at Ouimet Canyon
A Walk in a Fijian Rain Forest
Moose on the Road
Fox on the Road
Breeding Bird Survey Trip / Part 2 and a Look at a Canada Goose Flyover
Breeding Bird Survey Trip / Part 1 and a Look at Pin Cherry
A South Pacific Sunset
May
Jim Baillie Nature Reserve: May 2019
Kinglets
A Look at Lautoka Fiji
Crocoseum Show: Australia Zoo
Australia Zoo, Queensland, Australia
April
Nuisance Birds in Sydney, Australia: Not What You Might Expect
Some Birds in the Royal Botanic Garden near the Sydney Opera House
Cycling around Bora Bora
A Lilac Bud Mystery
March
Pine Cone Willow Galls
Birds in Opera
White Spruce
Canada Goose
February
Red-tailed Hawk
Sycamore Maple
Mallards
9 Wildflower Species as 1) they look in Summer and 2) as they look in Winter
January
Beethoven and Nature
The Nannyberry Bud as Art
Some Interesting Cormorant Facts
Rosserk Friary, Ireland
West Bank Don River / January 2019 (part 2)
West Bank Don River / January 2019 (part 1)
L’Amoreaux Forest in January
A Bird Photography Challenge
Kylemore Abbey and Environs, Ireland
Gull Food Fight
Jim Baillie Nature Reserve in Winter: White Trai
Jim Baillie Nature Reserve in Winter: Blue Trail
Jim Baillie Nature Reserve in Winter: Yellow Trail
25 Wild Turkey Facts
Achill Island, Ireland
2018
December
Little Rouge Creek
Cedar Trail: Rouge Park
Mast Trail: Rouge Park
Westport Ireland town and harbour
Vista Trail: Rouge Park
Glen Eagles Vista: Rouge Park
The Easternmost Scarborough Bluffs
East Point Park: Scarborough Bluffs
Hooded Crow
The Guild: Scarborough Bluffs
South Marine Park: Scarborough Bluffs
Cudia Park: Scarborough Bluffs
Grey Abbey Park: Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs Beach
Birch Cliff Quarrylands
Pied Wagtail
Doris McCarthy Trail: Scarborough Bluffs
Cathedral Bluffs Park
Scarborough Bluffs: Sylvan Park
Ornithology in the Opera “Madame Butterfly”
Scarborough Bluffs: Lake Access from Glen Everest Road
Scarborough Bluffs: upper section near Warden Avenue
Some Nature Photos near Westport House and a Look at Athlone on the River Shannon, Ireland
November
Rooks, Jackdaws and an Irish Church Ruin
Irish National Stud
A Walk in an Irish Bog and a Look at a 12th-century Ruined Castle
A Walk Near an Irish Churchyard
October
Charleville Forest Castle, Ireland
A Canadian Rarity: the Hop Tree
Emo Court and Gardens, Ireland
Burren Birds of Prey Centre. Ireland
Cobble Hill
Some Rural Scenes of Ireland
European Robin
September
Jackdaw
Woolly Bear Caterpillars
Bunratty Castle and Folk Park: Ireland, August 2018
White Snakeroot: A plant which caused many deaths in the 19th-century American frontier
Cliffs of Moher and Lahinch: Ireland
Three Jewelweed Species, a Few Aster Species and Other Sights in Glendon Forest, Late Summer
Birds in and around the River Fergus in the center of Ennis, Ireland: August 2018
August
Petroglyphs Provincial Park: Plants along the Hiking Trails, mid-July, 2018 (Part 3)
Petroglyphs Provincial Park: Plants along the Hiking Trails, mid-July, 2018 (Part 2)
Petroglyphs Provincial Park: Plants along the Hiking Trails, mid-July, 2018 (Part 1)
Young Baltimore Oriole
Late Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) and a plant which used to be a Goldenrod (Solidago)
A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher family at High Park: July, 2018
July
Sea Gulls Trash Hotel Room
Fireweed (Erichtites hieracifolius)
A Clever Strategy: Bears and Serviceberries
Botanical Gardens in Singapore: January 2018
Botanical Gardens in Penang, Malaysia: January 2018
Images of an island off the southern coast of Thailand
Jim Baillie Nature Reserve / early July 2018 / Blue Trail
Jim Baillie Nature Reserve / early July 2018 / White Trail
10 Sedge Species found at Jim Baillie Nature Reserve in June
Jim Baillie Nature Reserve / early July 2018 / Yellow trail
June
Some plants and birds at Hanlan’s Point, June 30, 2018
A Red Mahogany Forest in Zanzibar, Tanzania: January 2018
Some Wildflowers of Manitoulin Island, June 2018
Breeding Bird Survey,Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island, June 2018
Some sights at a stop on the highway south of Chapleau
Breeding Bird Survey, Terrace Bay, June 2018
Interesting Cliff Swallow Behaviour
The first kilometer of the Casque Isles Trail
Images of Ouimet Canyon, June 2018
Breeding Bird Survey, Wolf Lake 2, June 2018
Breeding Bird Survey, Geraldton, June 2018 and some buildings in Geraldton and Beardmore
Some interesting shrubs and more en route to Longlac
Breeding Bird Survey, Smooth Rock Falls, June 2018
Sights en route between Smooth Rock Falls and Kapuskasing: June 2018
Breeding Bird Survey, Cochrane, June 2018
Breeding Bird Survey, Ramsey, June 2018
Breeding Bird Survey, Crooked Creek, June 2018
Images of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Some Birds of Sri lanka
Images of the Premier League Soccer Stadium: Male, Maldives
May
Images of Male, Maldives: January 2018
A Heartbreaking Look at Sunnybrook Stables after the Fire: May 2018
Botanical Gardens, Mahe, Seychelles: January, 2018
a Bay-breasted Warbler at the Scarborough Bluffs: May 21, 2018
Haller Nature Park, Mombasa, Kenya: January 2018 (Part 2)
Haller Nature Park, Mombasa, Kenya: January, 2018 (Part 1)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the bird feeder: May 6, 2018
Indigo Bunting at the bird feeder: May 3, 2018
Some Monkeys and a Mangrove Swamp in Zanzibar, Tanzania: January 2018
April
Is that a Gray Jay or a Canada Jay?
Duck Quiz: April 2018 (answers)
Duck Quiz: April 2018
Some Bird Photos from the Leslie Street Spit: April 22, 2018
Hluhluwe Game Reserve: South Africa, December 2017 (Part 2)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve: South Africa, December 2017 (part 1)
Addo Elephant Park, South Africa: December 2017 (part 2)
10 Early Signs of Spring in the Don Valley: April 2, 2018
March
Addo Elephant Park, South Africa: December 2017 (part 1)
Hartlaub’s Gull: Cape Town, South Africa
Coleman Park
Linkwood Lane Park
Cullen Bryant Park
Stan Wadlow Park
Dieppe Park
Cape of Good Hope: South Africa (part 3)
Gamble Playground
Leaside Park
Dentonia Park
Donora Park
Four Oaks Gate Park
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (part 2)
February
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (part 1)
Red-winged Starling
African Penguin colony: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Images of a South African vineyard
Johnny Cowell
January
Animal Park near Cape Town, South Africa
Images of Marie Curtis Park
Images of Col Sam Smith Park
Images of Humber Bay
Pearl Crescent Butterfly
2017
December
Yellow Lady-slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)
Caledon Lake Forest plants (part 3)
Caledon Lake Forest plants (part 2)
Caledon Lake Forest plants (part 1)
November
Brown Booby: Grenada
Laughing Gull: Grenada
Seabird lands on Ship
Elephant Point, South Shetlands, Antarctica
Mikkelson Harbour, Antarctica
October
Leopard Seal near the Zodiak
Unnamed beach on the Antarctic Peninsula
Walking on “Fast” Ice
Cruising between Adelaide island and the Antarctic Peninsula
September
Sailing to the Beginning of the Pack Ice
Pourquoi Pas Island, Antarctica
Hannah Point, South Shetlands, Antarctica
Entrance to Deception island, South Shetlands, Antarctica
August
KIller Whales in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica
Life at Sea: Antarctica 2017
Port Lockroy, Antarctica
Don Valley plants: mid-August
Robert Point, South Shetlands, Antarctica
Plants along a Prince Edward County road: early August
Elephant Point, South Shetlands, Antarctica
July
Cuverville island, Antarctica
Plants along a Kawarthas cottage road in mid-July
Three seal species on an ice flow
Petermann Island, Antarctica
Jenny Island, Antarctica: late in the evening
June
Humpback Whales
South of the Antarctic Circle at Red Rock Ridge
Damoy Hut and a Skua chick
Ice and a Crabeater Seal
May
Elephant Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
A late May walk in the Sydenham River Nature Reserve
What is this grass and How do I know?
Robert Point: South Shetland Islands
Great Wall Station: South Shetland Islands
Humpback Whales
Cape Horn
April
Chilean Science Station: Antarctica
Views of Antarctica from Loncle Bay and a Crabeater Seal
Jougla Point: Antarctica
Danco Island: Antarctica
March
Wilhelmina Bay and Crabeater Seals
Snow and Ice: Antarctica
Brown Bluff, Antarctica
Whaler’s Bay, Deception Island, South Shetlands
Aitcho Island, South Shetlands
February
A Carniverous Duck: the Yellow-billed Pintail
Peregrine Falcon at Col Sam Smith Park
Male \ Female not-alikes: Part 6
Bird Identification Quiz: #12 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #12 of 12
January
Bird Identification Quiz: #11 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #11 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #10 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #10 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #9 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz #9 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #8 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #8 of 12
2016
December
Bird Identification Quiz: #7 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #7 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #6 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #6 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #5 of 12 (answers)
Winter Buds
Gold Harbour, South Georgia: 11/26/16
Moltke Bay, South Georgia: 11/25/16
Stromness, South Georgia: 11/25/16
Grytviken, South Georgia: 11/24/16
Salisbury Plain, South Georgia: 11/24/16
Bird Identification Quiz: #5 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #4 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #4 of 12
Memorial for Bronwyn Dalziel
Bird Identification Quiz: #3 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #3 of 12
Bird Identification Quiz: #2 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz: #2 of 12
Male/Female not-alikes: Part 5
November
Bird Identification Quiz: #1 of 12 (answers)
Bird Identification Quiz #1 of 12
Some Plants from the Oak Ridges Moraine
More Poison Ivy
Evening Grosbeaks
Minor League Nature
Big League Nature
October
Hummingbird at the Feeder and another Cottage visitor
This Cottage is Truly for the Birds
Dutchman’s Breeches
Red Squirrel Restaurant
September
Burdocks: Great and Commnon
Does anybody know what plant this is? A mystery solved
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Rainer Schmidt
Nipplewort (Lapsanna communis)
August
Leafy Spurge
Is that an insect?
Male \ Female not-alikes: Part 4
Ellice Swamp (Part 2): A Look at New Hamburg
Jean Verch
Ellice Swamp (Part 1): A Look at New Hamburg
July
Summer Plants which grow in and near Sidewalks
Male \ Female not-alikes: Part 3 of 6
Male \ Female not-alikes: Part 2 of 6
Male \ Female not-alikes: Part 1 of 6
June
Margaret Morse Nice Ornithological Club
Gore Bay Survey: June 28, 2016: a look at Little Current, Manitoulin Island
Sultan Survey: June 27, 2016: a look at Chapleau
Terrace Bay Survey: June 26, 2016: a look at Schreiber
Nipigon River Recreational Trail: June 25, 2016
Dorion Survey: June 24, 2016: more Nipigon photos
Geraldton Survey: June 23, 2016: a look at Nipigon
Smooth Rock Falls Survey: June 22, 2016: Abandoned Church at Longlac
Cochrane Survey: Tuesday, June 21, 2016: a look at Cochrane
Ramsey Survey: Monday, June 20, 2016: a look at Smooth Rock Falls
Gogama, Ontario
There’s Always an Olympic Squirrel
Canada Canada Canada: the White-throated Sparrow
Pileated Woodpecker at Col Danforth Park
May
Look-Alikes
How to get wild birds in your yard to eat from your hand
Mrs. Chippy’s Last Expedition
My Backyard: 2nd Week in May
Love in the Pond: a Wood Duck and a Mallard Romance
April
Black Knot
Cedar Waxwings in the Pussy Willow
The Three Stars (Winter Buds)
Revenge of the Honey-Locust Tree
March
What kind of goose is that?
Bathing Beauty: A Peregrine Falcon
Rare birds
First Redwing of Spring in the Backyard
Squirrel Facts
February
piebaldism, albinisum, melanisum and leucism
Tuxedo: a Local Legend
Meet the Neighbourhood Cooper’s Hawk
The Revenant: movie review from a naturalist point of view
The Rockhopper Penguin
January
Look at that fabulous poison ivy
Burnt Cornflakes Bark
That heavenly tree
My Twig Collection
2015
December
A Familiar Voice In Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Poinsettias
Murder on the Back Porch
Eagle selfie
A late fall beauty
November
Adventure on the High Seas
DÉBRAYE! DÉBRAYE!
Ambrosia artemisifolia
Owl detective
October
The teeth of a lion
École Zodiak
The bird that inspired Dickens and Poe
Lawrence Newcomb
Bird names
September
One man’s battle with ferns: summer 2015
Look who’s in the birdbath!
Rat-a-tat-tat
Bitchy