Sharon and Jacques’ Excellent Blog

Every spring and fall tens of thousands of birds of prey migrate along fixed routes that they have used for centuries. In the spring, they migrate along the Niagara Escarpment before heading north searching for nesting territory. Just outside of Grimsby, Ontario, there is a park situated on the escarpment called Beamer Point Conservation Ontario, [...]

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On the weekend, I was out and about looking for interesting birds to photograph. At this time of year, waterfowl predominate most of the birding and photography. At Humber View Park East at the bottom of Parklawn and Lakeshore in Toronto, I found a male and female harlequin duck. In my opinion, the male harlequin [...]

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One of my favourite types of photography is photographing birds flying. I happened to come accross a technique where I can use panorama stitching software to create images like this:
Current Album: Birding Images:

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Bald eagles are becoming a more common site in Ontario especially during the winter where they can be seen sitting on the ice. During a drive around my favourite birding spots, I found bald eagles at Nanticoke, Long Point and LaSalle Park.
LaSalle Park in Hamilton has had several reports of up to 9 bald eagles [...]

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The following Google map gives the location of the harlequin duck and tufted titmouse. Keep reading for pictures of the tufted titmouse, long-tailed ducks landing and a red-bellied woodpecker.

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Today was a perfect winter birding day. Very little wind, not too cold. I headed out along the Oakville waterfront. At this time of the year, Lake Ontario [...]

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