Night heron looking for an early morning fish 🪶🌿📷

Swamp Sparrow investigating me while I waited for migratory shorebirds at a pond. 🌿🪶📷

I was noticing suspiciously few shorebirds when I saw a Peregrine Falcon perched over the shoreline. 🌿🪶📷

I was hunting for shorebirds when I saw a small bird moving in the grass. I decided to sit down and wait him out and was pleasantly surprised to see a rare Yellow-headed Blackbird. A west coast bird that rarely makes it to Ontario. 🌿🪶📷

Common Merganser I ran into this morning 🪶🌿📷

Very long unsuccessful Spruce Grouse hunt. Luckily I had this Yellow-rumped warbler hanging out to keep me company 🌿🪶📷

Some spectacular moths out tonight 1. Larch Tolype Moth 2. Boldly-marked Archips Moth 3. Maple Spanworm 4. Sweetfern Underwing Moth 🌿🦋 #inverts #insects

Very excited to see a Spotted Redshank in Ontario. The first confirmed on eBird in Canada since 1990. 🌿🪶📷

Ran into this Yellow-throated Vireo just outside my field site in June 🌿🪶📷

Purple finches caught in the field in June 🌿🪶📷

Ran into this Black Swallowtail investigating a thistle 🦋🌿📷 #butterflies #insects

Barn Swallow stretching early morning 🪶🌿📷

Ran into this Red-headed Woodpecker today. An uncommon sighting in Southern Ontario. 🪶🌿📷

Not too many birds to see this time of year so I'm looking back at some of my shots from May like this Wilson's Warbler 🌿🪶📷

Few moths are as cool as this Promethea silkmoth 🌿🦋📷 #invert #insect #moth #bugsky

I ran into this fledgling yellow-throated vireo 2 weeks ago. This fledgling may look young but it's old enough to have left the nest. Often people try to "rescue" fledglings but at this age they're safe to hop along the ground while still being fed by parents. 🌿🪶📷

Quick shot of a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 🪶🌿📷

I've found myself increasingly interested in moths. I think because they're basically just small birds. Here are a few interesting micro moths from my moth sheet yesterday. #Invert 🌿 Pic 1. Orange-headed Callima Moth Pic 2. Cherry Shoot Borer Moth Pic 3. Clemens' Bark Moth

Stumbled into a large number of nesting Cliff Swallows. 🪶📷🌿

Offspring and mother Mink out foraging today 🌿📷🦊

Ran into this group of Dunlins on a sand bar 🪶🌿📷

Very excited to run into a Four-spotted Mantidfly on my moth sheet last night. Mantidflies are not closely related to Praying Mantises and are actually in the Lacewing order Neuroptera. 🌿📷 #insect #invert

Found this Pine Warbler loudly calling by our research site 🌿🪶📷

Saw this angry Brant hissing while doing the whimbrel watch in May. 🌿🪶📷

Ran into this Sanderling traveling the shoreline 📷🪶🌿

Ran into a young Eastern Milksnake eating a DeKay's Brownsnake. Milksnakes are notorious snake eaters but it's rare to see one in action. 🌿🐍📷

Good finds at the moth sheet 🌿🦋📷 #invert #insects

Ran into a loud Virginia Rail running across a stream 📷🌿🪶

Pileated Woodpecker from earlier this week 🪶📷🌿

Caught this close up of an American Toad 🐸📷🌿

Ran into a Spring Peeper on a busy street late yesterday. Thanks to @stevenchen03.bsky.social for helping me move him to a safer location. 🌿🐸🐍📷

Ran into a posing Philadelphia vireo 🌿🪶📷

Ran into this Ruddy Turnstone foraging yesterday 🪶🌿📷

Ran into this Blanding's turtle yesterday and helped him cross the road to a nice swamp 🌿📷🐍🐢

Had this Savannah sparrow come up to me while I was looking for meadowlarks 🌿🪶📷

I've been doing a lot of gull watches recently and was really excited to get a rare Franklin's gull in Ontario 🌿🪶📷

I was really excited to find an extremely rare Black-headed gull in Ontario. The first in my park's history and one of 10 or so sighted in Toronto county all time! Here he is being followed by a Common Tern 🌿🪶📷

American Redstart back for the breeding season 🌿🪶📷

It was a very cold and rainy day but I managed to get a very rare lifer Scissor-tailed flycatcher in Ontario today! 🌿🪶📷

I was really happy to run into a Clay-colored sparrow this morning 🌿🪶📷

Found this American Bittern hidden among reeds 🌿🪶📷

I was really excited to see a Western Meadowlark in Ontario, normally we only get the Easterns. 🌿🪶📷

Seeing more warblers now like this Yellow-rumped warbler. I think we'll see quite a few other species next week. 🌿🪶📷

I was really glad to finally get my first warbler of the year this morning. This little Pine warbler was calling loudly. 🌿🪶📷

These fledgling Great Horned Owl siblings were huddling close on a cold day 🌿🦉🪶📷

Caught this Double-crested Cormorant in flight 🪶🌿📷

Ran into this Common Loon today, I was quite happy to see one so close to shore. 🪶🌿📷

I got lucky and ran into a Blue-winged Teal today. One of Ontario's most underrated ducks. 🪶🌿📷

Horned Owl fledglings peeking out. Saw these two at a nest along my walk to work, seems to be a yearly spot for their parents. 🪶🌿📷