10May/14
The Cooper’s Hawks are Mating in the Greater Montreal Region

Les éperviers de Cooper nichent dans la région métropolitaine de Montréal

Dans la dernière décennie, les Éperviers de Cooper ont fait leur présence de plus en plus visible dans toute la grande région de Montréal. Aucun autre épervier de Cooper n’est plus célèbre que Odin. Avec

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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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27Apr/14
The Cooper’s Hawks are Mating in the Greater Montreal Region

The Cooper’s Hawks are Mating in the Greater Montreal Region

In the last decade, Cooper’s Hawks have been making their presence more and more seen throughout the Greater Montreal area. No other Cooper’s Hawk is more notorious than Odin, nesting for nine consecutive

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24Apr/14
Sap flows in Spring and the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are in town

Sap flows in Spring and the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are in town

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, sucking sap An wonderful sign of Spring in the North Eastern states and Eastern Canada is the flowing sap. For many this may mean Maple Syrup and the Sugar Shack.

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22Apr/14
It’s Spring and the Wood Frogs are finally singing

It’s Spring and the Wood Frogs are finally singing

Spring has been having a hard time settling in the Greater Montreal Region. As of Sunday the 20th of April many ponds, lakes and marshes have yet to sink, remaining mostly iced

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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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11Mar/14
Base of Dorwin Falls – Infrared – Rawdon, Quebec

Base of Dorwin Falls – Infrared – Rawdon, Quebec

Base of Dorwin Falls / Base des chutes Dorwin – IR, originally uploaded by Steve Troletti – photos.tempusaura.com. Here’s an image I’ve loved since the moment I took it. It’s a winter

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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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27Feb/14
Female Common Merganser in Lake Neuchâtel added to the Photo Gallery

Female Common Merganser in Lake Neuchâtel added to the Photo Gallery

Female Common Merganser swimming in Lake Neuchâtel. Image taken in the area of Font located between Estavayer-le-lac and Cheyres along La Grande Cariçaie, right below Châbles. (Canton de Fribourg, Switzerland) The Common Mergansers are

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