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January 2026

4/1/2026

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January 12th & 13th 2026

LOCATION: D1: N Dumfries D2: Burlington
WEATHER: Mild, cloudy both days
The Kinglet and the Chickadee are from my drive around on Day1, and the other four images are from Burlington .. mainly at La Salle Marina, and were all taken on Day2. 

January 9th 2026

LOCATION: North Dumfries and part of Brant County
WEATHER: very mild (+9C)
It was the kind of day, that dictated that I had to go out for a drive - it was a balmy +9 by around 11am, so it was a case of making the most of a nice day... even though it was a bit drizzly. I had hoped for a few songbirds or similar, but all I found was a couple of raptors - the Bald Eagle and a Coopers Hawk. The Coopers was taking a bath in a puddle along the roadside and seemed quite unperturbed at my car pulling 40 feet or so past him/her, and continued with its hygiene for some time alowing me several shots. (All taken from the open car window).
​As always ... click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title

January 7th 2026

LOCATION: Burlington
WEATHER: Milder, but cloudy and drizzly 
I spent a couple of hours walking the trail at La Salle Marine in Burlington, primarily hoping for an interesting duck eg. a Long-tailed or maybe a Pintail, but was out of luck. I did, however, find a Horned Grebe and a couple of Wren species, so tot a terrible day !!

January 2nd - 4th 2026

LOCATION: Kitchener
WEATHER: Snowy & cold
The first four shots taken around my back yard in Kitchener over the last few days!!
the last two shots were taken at Kolb Park in Kitchener where I had went primarily to see if I could see and photograph the Northern Pintails that had been hanging out there .. sadly .. they eluded me, but these two obliged, so it wasn't a total waste of effort :)
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DECEMBER 2025

2/12/2025

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December 31st 2025

LOCATION: Kitchener
WEATHER: Snowy & cold !!
With the weather, and the all the activity that Christmas creates, I haven't been out much. Today I did some back yard shooting, but I took the wimpy way out and shot through the glass of my patio doors towards our back garden bird feeders. Although, I have to say its more like our back garden squirrel feeders as these long bushy tailed scavengers seem to scoop up most of the offerings!! However these guys did give me a few shots that I quite like!! 
Last post of the year, being that its New Years Eve, so many thanks to everyone who has visited my blog site in 2025, and I hope you will continue to visit in 2026 ... Happy New Year to everyone !!!

December 22nd 2025

LOCATION: Luther Marsh (N&W)
WEATHER: Cold, but mainly sun
I teamed with Tim & Jennifer this morning and took a drive up to the north side of Luther Marsh, with our targets being Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak & Common Redpolls. We had no luck with the Redpolls or the Evening Grosbeak, but we saw quite a few Pine Grosbeaks, and with a couple of them being very daring and landing less than 10 feet from us, on a couple of occasions .,. quite remarkable!!
We also came across both Waxwing species, which was a nice surprise !! All in all a decent morning!!

December 20th 2025

LOCATION: Burlington
WEATHER: Cloudy and cold
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Song Sparrow
I sometimes have to head down to the Burlington area, so I usually end up at La Salle Marina ...  Most water space inland has frozen over but the Marina and that part of the lake is open water, So .... a lot of water birds hang out in that open water area. Right now nothing too interesting but still its nice to get a few shots in of what is there.

I also dropped in at Valley Inn, which is frozen up, but a few sparrows and similar type birds are hanging around, where in a lot of cases, they get fed by the pedestrian traffic..  so quite easy to get some shots.

December 16th & 17th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries/Brant County
WEATHER: D1-Cold+sun D2-Cloudy warmer
Day1 - Jennifer & I took a drive around the back roads primarily looking for Pine Siskins and/or Snow Buntings. We had no luck with the Siskins, but managed to find two small flocks of Snow Buntings. THe Buntings weren't too easy to photograph  as they kept their distance, but still we were delighted to get the shots we did.
Day2 - I did generally the same route as Day1, but added a visit to FWR. Along a gravel road close to FWR I found a couple of Golden-crowned Kinglets, and at the same spot I heard a Brown Creeper and a ck with the Hermit Thrush ... no luck with the Thrush or Creeper though. Last spot was FWR where I managed a decent shot of the Rail, as well as the Titmouse.

December 13th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries .. close to Cambridge
WEATHER: Cloudy & Icy
I headed out, with plans to go down to the Paris area, but the roads were slick, so I took the safer approach and stayed close to home and pulled on to a gravel road just out of town. I am glad I did as a small flock of Pine Siskins jumped out and gave me a few decent shots along that road.

December 12th 2025

LOCATION: Burlington
WEATHER: Cold, sun & cloud
I was able to get a couple of hours birding in a couple of spots in Burlington -  First spot I tried was Valley Inn - a great spot in better weather, but not too much around in this wintery stuff !! I did find a couple of sparrows though. Next spot was along the trail at La Salle Marina. My initial thought was I might find a few water birds to photograph, but there wasn't much reasonably close to shore other than Mallards and Trumpeter Swans, so never pointed my camera towards the water once. On the boardwalk, however, I spotted a couple of Carolina Wrens and a Winter Wren, that weren't too spooked with the pedestrians on the boardwalk. so was able to get a few shots.

December 9th & 10th 2025

LOCATION: Around home (Kitchener)
WEATHER: D1-getting snowy; D2-snowed all day
With the bad weather (snowy) I decided to stay at home (both days), and shoot a few back yard birds ... Not much variety. but still nice to see them and get a few wintery shots !!

December 8th 2025

LOCATION: Huron & Bruce County
WEATHER: Mainly cloudy, some sun & freezing
On a last minute impulse, I decided to head over to the Lake Huron area. I started off near Point Clark and headed north. My first encounter with anything interesting was a small flock of Snow Buntings. I scanned the flock looking for odd ones, and although I did see a couple of Horned Larks, which eluded me photographically, I didn't see any Lapland Longspurs (which was a hope). Still a decent day.!!

December 5th & 6th 2025

LOCATION: D1-Burlington D2-N.Dumfries
WEATHER: Manly cloudy and cold
An interesting couple of days. Day 2 was a venture looking for Snow Bunting primarily, and I did spot a small group, but they didn't like the idea of being photographed, as the last thing I saw of them was their tails heading over the field. Day 2 also gave me a few views of a Virginia Rail at FWR ... frustratingly it wouldn't move into the open, so the shot below was the best view I managed !!

December 3rd 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries & FWR
WEATHER: Mainly cloudy, chilly
Pretty much my usual drive around North Dumfries this morning, and again looking for some interesting winter birds. I obviously managed to photograph the birds below, but interestingly I also heard (using Merlin) a few others that would have been nice.... Lincolns Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet and the sometimes seen Savannah Sparrow at Grass Lake. There are certainly no shortage of Juncos, Chickadees and American Tree Sparrows, at several spots.

​December 1st 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries
WEATHER: Cold, sun & cloud
Headed out, not too early, to check out a few spots with fellow birder, Jennifer. The targets were primarily some of the winter finches, that should be showing up by now, but sadly the Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, Pine Grosbeaks, Crossbills and Snow Buntings  were nowhere to be found. What we did find was a flock of Cedar Waxwings that delighted us with some fairly close action as they fed on some eye-level Winterberries.
In the afternoon I setup my Macro rig, so that I could photograph a bug that I had found the day before on one of my garage doors.. An Eastern Box Elder Bug. I was quite surprised to see that it was quite active and I had a hard time suggesting to it to sit still for a few seconds ;) 
​As always ... click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title
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NOVEMBER 2025

2/11/2025

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November 29th 2025

LOCATION: N. Dumfries in AM, Burlington in PM
WEATHER: Sun/cloud around 0C
Not too much around along my local gravel roads on the outskirts of town, but in the afternoon I had reason to be down in the Burlington area, so took the opportunity to check out a couple of spots there a) Valley Inn and b) La Salle Marina. 
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As is typical for late Fall/early winter the ice and general  wintery conditions meant that there wasn't too much that was overly interesting. It is still a bit early for the wintering wildfowl, but I did see something to photograph ....
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American Goldfinch

November 28th 2025

LOCATION: Kitchener
WEATHER: Snow
Quite a dump of snow over the last 12 hours. We have approx 10 inches of snow around the yard, so not heading too far looking for birds, was not on the cards today. However the bird feeders were still active and I was able to shoot a few birds through the glass of our patio doors, to my back yard setup, so was still able to get my daily "fix". I had hoped for the Fox Sparrow to show, or possibly a finch or two, but the sightings were limited to Blue Jays, Tree Sparrows, House Sparrows, Juncos and Mourning Doves.
Tip of the Day: Winter backyard birds can be intense. Food sources can be limited so winter bird feeders should be kept stocked.
A good plan is to setup a few branches around your feeders, to basically set a stage for the feeding birds.  Before you get carried away with props and reflections, keep things simple and spend some time observing how different species of bird approach and feed – only then will you be able to create settings that optimize their visits.

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American Tree Sparrow

November 27th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries & Kitchener
WEATHER: Light overnight snow, then mild
The last couple of days have been on the poor side - I had hoped to start seeing some more of the winter species, seeing that some early winter weather has shown up.  I suppose the Winter Wren is really a  winter weather bird, so I am very grateful for this one giving me a couple of nice views.
Tip of the Day: Shooting birds takes a lot of patience and time, so, in the winter, leave home prepared to ensure your session isn’t cut short due to prevailing weather conditions. Pack accordingly: a toque and gloves go a long way when it’s cold out, as do a rain cover when it’s wet, or sunscreen and sunhat when the UV index is high
​As always ... click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title

November 24th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries & FWR
WEATHER: Cloudy with some sun, mild
Another day ... driving around and walking the FWR trail ....

November 22nd 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries & FWR
WEATHER: Mainly sunny.. some cloud
One thing about dropping by FWR is you are almost guaranteed to a) see a Tufted Titmouse (and likely a few other goodies) and b) meeting some fellow birders. Today was no exception on both counts. Highlight was probably the sighting of the Eastern Towhee and the Pine Siskins. We had hoped to get a shot or two of a Winter Wren, and although it was chirping away every now and again then,  it never popped up for a pic or two.

Took a run around Paris Plains & West River Road and spotted a couple of other species. One that Merlin was picking up that had me perked up, was that of a Carolina Wren ... I don't see too many of this species this late in the year ... but unfortunately I didn't see it  ... but you can be sure I will keeping tabs on that spot over the next week or so !!
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Eastern Bluebird

November 20th 2025

LOCATION: Burlington
WEATHER: Cold start, sunny then nice later
Other notable birds seen but too far away when photographed, or too awful a pic, were Great Blue Heron and Hooded Merganser. Even the images below I wasn't too happy with - my least favorite weather to photograph birds is when it was bright sunshine like today .. the harsh shadows and bright highlights are quite a challenge!!
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Gadwall

November 19th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries, incl FWR
WEATHER: Bright & sunny, but a cold start
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American Tree Sparrow
Primarily FWR today... and it never fails to disappoint. My target bird when I headed out was, as #1 hopeful, a Yellow bellied Sapsucker, and although a crappy shot, at least it made the image list.
​The other bird that pretty much always shows up is the Tufted Titmouse, and in fact I saw three of them at one time. In SW Ontario I think this is the only spot where one could be fairly certain of finding one of these beauties.

November 17th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries
WEATHER: Cold, and mainly cloudy
Fairly quiet day with not too many sightings, especially of any species that I was hoping for. Reports around the area include Pine Siskins, Evening Grosbeaks and Redpolls, but no sign of them today ... fingers crossed for the coming days.

November 16th 2025

LOCATION: Kitchener, then Grass Lake
WEATHER: Sun & cloud around +4C
Not too far from home (less than 3 miles) is a small spot along the side of the road, that always seems to have some avian activity. I have set up a few branches at that spot and over the years I have managed quite a few interesting and, in my humble opinion, decent shots. I drop by this spot at least once a week, and today was that day ... The big surprise today was the Warbler that was hanging out with the sparrows.

November 14th 2025

LOCATION: Grass Lake & FWR Dickson
WEATHER: Sun & cloud .. seasonal
Yet again I take a run around Grass Lake and over to FWR, before heading home. Today was a short day as I had domestic plans to deal with, but still an OK day. Grass Lake had a small flock of around 20 individuals (Sandhill Cranes), but I had hoped to get another sighting of some Snow Buntings that I had seen the day before, and didn't manage a shot, but plan to keep looking in the coming days.
​FWR had the usuals ... Tufted Titmouse, Nuthatches, Tree Sparrows, Red-bellied Woodpeckers and a few others.

November 12th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries
WEATHER: Light snow
All the images except the Fox Sparrow (which was photographed at my house in Kitchener), were found along my drive around and close to Grass Lake, in North Dumfries. I can't believe that the Kinglets are still hanging around. Oddly enough at the same spot that I found both Kinglets, I was also hearing (not seen) a Yellow-rumped Warbler, and at exactly the same spot that I did see one the other day (see below).
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At Grass Lake, there were 20 or so Sandhill Cranes, and 3 or 4 Bluebirds. 
As always ... click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title
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Fox Sparrow

November 10th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries
WEATHER: Mainly cloudy, but cold
Another interesting day ... At first light (photography light) I headed towards Grass Lake and cruised up Beke Road looking for any birds , hanging out in the snowy branches, and I was not disappointed. The big surprise was the Yellow-rumped Warbler (one of two actually) that was foraging along the roadside next to a swampy area, and seemed quite comfortable looking for eats in the shrubbery along the roadside. The most fun shooting was a at a flock of Cedar Waxwings (around 20) that were feeding on a grove of Winter Berry - they just kept coming in repeatedly ... awesome !!
Tip of the Day: If you're lucky enough to have a covering of snow, it always adds to the wintry feel, but check your exposure first, to make sure you're not underexposing the snow. With low winter light levels, be careful to ensure a high-enough shutter speed and sufficient depth-of-field in your photos. It's always tempting to shoot at a wide aperture and throw the background out of focus, but make sure enough of the bird is sharp! 

November 9th 2025

LOCATION: At home in Kitchener
WEATHER: Light snow all day
An interesting day ... with the all the new snow I decided just to set up a camera such that I was shooting through the patio door glass, and pointing to points adjacent to our bird feeders.

​ I have laid out a few natural perches next to the feeders with the hope that birds would land on them prior to getting to the feeders. As you can see it seemed to work OK.

​The big surprise was a Fox Sparrow showing up. I cant remember ever seeing one in my garden area ever before.
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Blue Jay

November 8th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries (again)
WEATHER: Sun & cloud, but getting colder
I took a drive around Grass Lake, which hadn't done in a couple of weeks, and was delighted with the variety of birds, and including my first of the season (FOS) a small flock of Pine Siskins. I am a tad surprised that I still hear and see so many Golden-crowned Kinglets, but maybe after tomorrows forecasted snow, that might change the  ongoing numbers.

November 7th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries & Kitchener
WEATHER: Mainly cloudy, and cool
A fairly quiet morning with nothing too exciting hitting the frame. We have good days and bad day I suppose, Today was nearer the bad side of things. The more common birds can still provide a nice subject for us bird nerds.
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Tip of the Day: Practice makes perfect, as they say! Don’t limit yourself by only taking photos of the rare or cool birds you see, because the common birds are the best for practice. A beautiful portrait of a Cardinal is still a beautiful photo! Use the everyday birds around you to practice using manual camera settings, fiddling with perspective and composition, and working on the lighting and mood of your photos.
​As always ... click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title
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White-breasted Nuthatch

November 4th, 5th & 6th 2025

LOCATION: All North Dumfries
WEATHER: Sun, cloud and occasional showers
The first two images below are two of my most favorite that I have taken, in some time, so this batch ... I am really happy with. The next two images in the grid are species that I would expected to have been headed south already, but still here, but surely not for too much longer.
Tip of the Day: There is a rule that photographers use to compose great images. It’s called the Rule of Thirds. Rather than placing the subject right in the middle of a shot, try placing it roughly one third of the way along the photograph. Add more interest to the photo by including some other interesting features to frame the main subject such as tree branches or leaves.

November 2nd 2025

LOCATION: Around Luther Marsh
WEATHER: Mainly sunny, but chilly
Tim & I headed up to the Luther Marsh area, a spot which we have been to many times before, but today was the first trip for some time. As it turned out, it was not a wasted journey, with several species seen and photographed. The Horned Lark & American Pipit were two species that were on her "hope to get list", and we were not disappointed, However there were a couple of other species on that list that we didn't manage to see or photograph. In reality we were a little early in the season to see them ... Evening Grosbeak, Snow Bunting, White-winged Crossbill, but maybe we will try again in a few weeks.
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OCTOBER 2025

30/9/2025

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October 29th - 31st 2025

LOCATION: D1 - Kitchener, D2 - North Dumfries, D3 - North Dumfries & Brant County
WEATHER: Mainly cloudy, cooler, some rain very seasonal
Working on it ...
​As always ... click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title

​October 27th & 28th 2025

LOCATION: Outskirts of Kitchener, & FWR
WEATHER: Sunny days, but chilly starts
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Day1 I spent cruising a couple of back roads on the edge of Kitchener, with not much too show for it, other than Hawk that gave me a shot or two.
Day2 was a little better. I met up with my friend Tim and we headed down to FWR Dickson at the edge of North Dumfries, and managed a couple of shots. The target, as always, was the Tufted Titmouse, and they didn't disappoint (there was two of them). We could hear a Winter Wren calling but other than a very brief glimpse, he never showed itself for a pic...  That's the way it goes, I suppose
Tip of the Day: ​Sometimes the biggest challenge isn’t taking the photo, but finding your subject. You can have all the skills in the world, but if there aren’t any birds around, you’re out of luck. So where do you find the birds? Well, the world is filled with potential bird photography locations. But you’ll need to do a bit of detective work first. Look up bird habitats, migration patterns, and bird hotspots in your area

October 26th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries & Brant County
WEATHER: Frosty start, then ended up quite warm
Wasn't too much action this morning. The day started of chilly ... I had to scrape the windshield of my vehicle before leaving home .. first time this fall, so winter definitely on its way. Took a drive down a section of roads in North Dumfries that I hadn't been down in a couple of months. The bigger of the surprises was I found a small flock of Eastern Bluebirds.

October 25th 2025

LOCATION: Kitchener 
WEATHER: Cloudy and some sun, mild
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Took a drive along New Dundee Road just outside Kitchener, with a some minor success. Found a couple of GC Kinglets which I was able to photograph, and I heard several times the call of a the Pine Siskins. I was delighted with the discovery but unfortunately I never did see one. I even tried a few calls to see if I could get one to show, but as is quite often in the colder months .. to no success.

October 24th 2025

LOCATION: Brant Cty & FWR Dickson
WEATHER: Sun & cloud, but cool and a little rain
Dropped by a few of favoured spots in, at and around FWR Dickson Wilderness area, with some success. The biggest surprise was finding a Savannah Sparrow ... last one I had seen was about a month ago, so this one is definitely running late. The long standing celebrity at Dickson is continuing. I suppose the constant visits from walkers, birders and photographer with bird seed has the Tufted Titmouse sticking around, even after a few years.  Today I was able to grab a few shots of this beauty. 
Tip of the Day: Every bird photographer will offer you different advice on the best type of kit to use, but one thing we will all agree on is that you need a good zoom or prime lens. These fast-moving airborne creatures are not going to eat out of your hands, so you’ll want to be able to zoom in close to fill the frame with your subject. There are lots of good reasonably inexpensive lenses out there to chose from.
As always ... click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title

October 19th - 22nd 2025

LOCATION: Kitchener & local area
WEATHER: Cooler, and lots of rain, some sun
Things have been quite busy over the last few days, so haven't ventured very far or for too long on each day, or for that matter been keeping the blog up to day. One thing for sure the summer birds are 95% gone. On the plus side starting to see a few of the winter birds ... eg Vesper Sparrow, Winter Wren. American Pipit etc
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Not too many insects still around, but did manage a couple during this time frame.
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Blue Jay

October 16th & 17th 2025

LOCATION: D1-N Dumfries D2-Brant
WEATHER: Sun & cloud and getting colder
Top two images are Day1. No shortage of White-throated Sparrows this year for sure. It seems everywhere I go Merlin picks up their call. No complaints though ... I kinda like em!!
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Day2 was a bit more interesting. I took a drive around some of the Paris area back roads with quite a bit of activity. At one spot there were lots of Vesper Sparrows  and at another I counted about 10 Rusty Blackbirds.

October 15th 2025

LOCATION: Green Gate Pond/N Dumfries
WEATHER: Sun & cloud but way cooler
Another day trying to find our new local celebrity ... the Nelsons Sparrow, and another day where, sadly, I didn't get a picture. There were still a few birds hanging out along the mud flats so at least Tim and I left with at least something on the cars. I spent the rest of the day keeping an eye out around my feeders at home.

October 14th 2025

LOCATION: Cambridge, N Dumfries, Home
WEATHER: Cool start then quite hot later
Took another drive out to the Greengate Pond in Cambridge, with a hope that I could add a Nelsons Sparrow to todays images, but, even though I did see it, it remains of this years lists!! Maybe tomorrow !!
​On my way home I drove down my local gravel road and spotted a late Warbler ... the  Yellow-rumped. It cant be too long before they are completely gone for the season ...

October 12th & 13th 2025

LOCATION: D1:Kitchener/Greengate Pond D2: N Dumfries/Greengate Pond
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Dark-eyed Junco
First 6 are Day 1 (Kitchener) , and bottom 6 are Day 2 (Mix of North Dumfries and Greengate Pond)
On the left is my first of the season Dark-eyed Junco that popped up at my feeders in Kitchener  earlier today. Can say I am really ready for the cold season, but still really nice to see some new arrivals
Tip of the Day: Always check your battery status before heading out. Nothing more frustrating as focusing on that cool bird, and getting a "change battery" message in your viewfinder just as you want to shoot.

October 6th & 7th 2025

LOCATION: North Dumfries
WEATHER: Mix sun & cloud, but warm
A short jaunt along my local gravel road looking for any interesting insects to do some Macro work. Ended up fairly minimal as insect populations INHO are quite a ways down!!

October 5th 2025

LOCATION: My local gravel road (North Dumfries)
WEATHER: Sunny & unseasonably hot
A few birds ... and a few bugs Nothing too exotic, but as always nice to see.
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October 1st - 4th 2025

LOCATION: D1,2,4 N.Dumfries; D3 Dundas
WEATHER: Sun & cloud & quite hot
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White-throated Sparrow
Is it my imagination or is there way more White-throated Sparrows passing through late Sept & early October this year ? I am not complaining as it is a great looking bird.

One thing for sure the Warbler migration is slowing down, quite significantly. Over the last 4 days I only saw a couple of species. On the "wintery" species side of things I am starting to see & hear Dark-eyed Juncos and Rusty Blackbirds, and a couple of other species, so look out the hoodies and winter gloves ... it wont be that long.
​Tip of the Day: Feeder Setups - a) Place your perches above the bird feeder(s) - Birds will almost always stop someplace higher than the food for one last security check. b) Use a tripod and pre-focus on the perch and be ready, as they do not often sit too long. c) Use a good mix of different seed types and ensure it is fresh. d) Squirrels can be a problem so have a pile of peanuts in the shell off to the side and that should keep them busy.
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    Pretty much all my life I have had an interest in nature photography albeit in, off and on, phases of interest. Around 18 years ago, I found myself, again, getting that nature bug, and I am now, especially since I retired just over 8 years ago, very passionate about  wildlife & wildlife photography.

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