Can anyone tell me if this is a bird or an insect (I believe it is the latter, but one never knows)? It was sent to me by a friend, who lives in a very urban area (the trees practically grow on the…Continue
Started Sep 6, 2010
Hello, I spotted this shorebird (a sandpiper, no doubt) four weeks ago (in early August) on Good Harbor Beach (Gloucester / Cape Ann) in Massachusetts. Can you help me identify it? There were a few…Continue
Tags: Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Sandpiper
Started this discussion. Last reply by Pierre Cenerelli Sep 5, 2010.
In preparation for the Great Backyard Bird Count, just did a couple of counts at Vancouver's Stanley Park in Februrary. To prepare for the Big Days, you may see a few more pictures on my albums page:…
ContinuePosted on February 15, 2012 at 7:00am — 2 Comments
I’m not normally a big fan of bird banding, but in the case of hummingbirds, I’m willing to make an exception. Why? Because over 25 hummingbird species are now threatened or endangered. The hummingbird research project in Stanley Park (Vancouver, BC) is part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network (HMN), a science-based, project-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of hummingbird diversity and abundance throughout the Americas. This work is necessary because much still…
ContinuePosted on January 23, 2012 at 6:00am
Another great bird count took place last Sunday (January 15, 2012) at Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC, Canada: 36 species and over 800 birds were seen!…
ContinuePosted on January 20, 2012 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment
Thanks for being friends Pierre, I am looking t all your pictures right now and have to say the lighting and detail are wonderful. The park I shoot at is fairly quiet now and the lake where all the ducks are in has terrible lighting this time of year. The hawk adventure was a real treat for me and was very close to my house. I went to the park after that figuring it might be my lucky day and I got some images of ceder waxwings which I had never seen before. I'll post them soon. keep up the great work!
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