Big May Update!

Hi everyone, and sorry for the long delay in posting ( yet again ) I hope you will enjoy this rather large batch of new photos taken during the past 2 months including photos taken on walks by the river, drives in the country and some backyard visitors...

Mountain Bluebird - taken on a recent drive in the country

Some recent backyard birds...

Lincoln's Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Hermit Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Dark-eyed Junco

And finally, some mammals and birds from the riverbank ...

 Richardson's Ground Squirrel

Franklin's Ground Squirrel

Raccoon

Least Chipmunk

American Tree Sparrow

American Robin

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Black-backed Woodpecker

Recently seen with some good friends while visiting the northern forests, here's a male Black-backed Woodpecker scaling a tree as it lightly snowed.

February to March Update!

Sorry to everyone who has visited the past couple of months and have seen no recent posts from me, I have been busy with work and other projects. I now have a number of new photos to share, so I hope you will enjoy them :)

I've made several trips to the northern forests and had a few nice things visit the backyard from time to time since my last post. Now it's time to look forward to spring!

Golden-crowned Kinglet





Black-capped Chickadee



Hoary Redpoll





Common Redpoll



Great Horned Owl



Great Gray Owl



Pine Grosbeak




Northern Hawk Owl




Pileated Woodpecker



Red-breasted Nuthatch



Pronghorn

Bird Counts and New Photos

Happy New Year everyone!

So, I finished up doing seven bird counts in the end. Each one just as fun as the next, and the decent weather stayed unseasonably mild for everyone involved.

Some of the bird (and mammal ) highlights included :

Gyrfalcon - a gray-phase bird at Elbow
Northern Goshawk - a juvenile at Elbow
Bald eagle - many at Gardiner Dam and one in Saskatoon
Snowy Owl - several around Harris
American Tree Sparrow - 1 at Elbow
Killdeer - a lingering bird at an icy creek near Gardiner Dam
American White Pelican - 5 individuals still at Gardiner Dam
Eurasian Collared Dove - a few at Gardiner Dam, and at Elbow
White-winged Scoter - Gardiner Dam
Horned Grebe - Gardiner Dam
Red-necked Grebe - Gardiner Dam
Bufflehead - 1 in Saskatoon
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 at Sask River Forks and 4 in Saskatoon
American Robin - 1 at Harris
Hoary Redpoll - a couple at Pike Lake

Long-tailed Weasel ( personal highlight for me, as I hadn't had a good look at one before )


Here are some new photos :


Long-tailed Weasel



Golden-crowned Kinglet



Killdeer




Snowy Owl



Bufflehead



Pine Grosbeak






Common Redpoll




Bald Eagle