12Jun/14
Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Lately the local Canada Geese and ducks have been parading with their newly hatched offspring. In local nature parks, you can’t keep but notice people feeding them white bread. Bread they shouldn’t

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03May/14
White-naped Crane and chick added to the Photo Gallery

White-naped Crane and chick added to the Photo Gallery

White-naped Crane and chick One of the nicest animal parks I’ve ever visted has to be Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars-les-Dombes, France. The entire park is made mostly of open spaces where you

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10Apr/14
Montreal Birding – 2014 Spring Bird Migration Update

Montreal Birding – 2014 Spring Bird Migration Update

A late start for the 2014 Spring Bird Migration. It’s been just over a week since Canada geese have started pouring in large flocks. This is almost a month later than previous years

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04Apr/14
The Long Awaited Arrival of the Song Sparrows

L’arrivée tant attendue des Bruants chanteurs

Cette semaine a marqué une étape importante pour la migration printanière des oiseaux à Montréal. Les Bruants chanteurs sont arrivés dans la région de Montréal. En premier lieu, ils ont fait leur

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01Apr/14
A Playful Mommy Red Fox

A Playful Mommy Red Fox

This female Red Fox caught me by surprise. She just kind of walked up to me, sat down, scratched a few fleas and took a nap. After about 15 minutes she just

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01Apr/14
A Playful Mommy Red Fox

Une maman renard roux enjouée

Cette femelle renard roux m’a pris par surprise. Elle c’est dirigeait vers moi, c’est assise, a gratté quelques puces et a fait une sieste. Après environ 15 minutes, elle a commencé à

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18Mar/14
Pesto the Barred Parakeet (Lineolated Parakeet) is recovering!

Pesto, le Toui catherine, récupère!

Pesto (Alias – Pesto la peste) est un Toui catherine (Perruche Catherine en France) avec une attitude! Il se remet actuellement d’une expérience traumatisante, l’heure du bain! Tout comme votre gamin de 5 ans, Pesto ressent

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18Mar/14
Pesto the Barred Parakeet (Lineolated Parakeet) is recovering!

Pesto the Barred Parakeet (Lineolated Parakeet) is recovering!

Pesto (A.K.A. Pesto the Pest) is a Barred Parakeet with an attitude! He’s currently recovering from a a traumatic experience, bath-time! Just like your average 5 year old, Pesto feels excruciating pain and

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11Mar/14
The Long Awaited Arrival of the Song Sparrows

The Long Awaited Arrival of the Song Sparrows

This week marked a milestone in this Spring’s 2014 bird migration. The Song Sparrows arrived in the Montreal region. First making their way in wooded areas around the St Lawrence Seaway, they have

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28Feb/14
Rainbow Lorikeets mating on a vine added to the Photo Gallery

Rainbow Lorikeets mating on a vine added to the Photo Gallery

These Rainbow Lorikeets were some of the most curious and interactive birds I’ve ever encountered. We were surrounded by hundreds of them. One by one they tried to make their way into

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