Here are a few Canada Jays that I saw on my quick trip to Northern Ontario last week. #birds #birding #Algoma #CanadaJay

Many of my birder friends post an owl on this day, in celebration of SuperB Owl day. Here's a Great Gray Owl that I saw near Thunder Bay a few years ago. #birds #birding #owl #greatgrayowl #superbowl

It's bitterly cold out, so here's a Tufted Titmouse to warm your heart. #birds #birding #titmouse #tuftedtitmouse

I hit the Pine Grosbeak jackpot! #birds #birding #algoma #pinegrosbeak

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A lousy shot of a very distant Great Gray Owl, that I had the thrill of seeing on Wednesday in northern Ontario, thanks to the eagle eye of a birding friend I happened to run into. #birds #birding #owls #greatgrayowl #Algoma

A beautiful male Pine Grosbeak, one of dozens that I saw yesterday. #Algoma #birds #birding #finch #winterfinches #pinegrosbeak

I'm going to be busy tomorrow so am posting my bird of the day now. My backyard turkeys are getting a little aggressive! #wildturkey #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

Redheads are mighty handsome ducks! These three have been hanging out in the local canal. #birds #birding #ducks #redhead #HamOnt

It was a magical morning #Ancaster #HamOnt #hoarfrost

A few recent backyard birds - Hairy Woodpecker, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, and a few male House Finches. #Bobsbackyard #birds #birding #Ancaster #HamOnt

A half asleep beautiful Barred Owl #birds #birding #owl #barredowl

Happy #Caturday. Loshi enjoying being outdoors on his leash when the weather was considerably warmer than it is now!

Red-tailed Hawk hunting in our backyard late yesterday afternoon #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #hawk #raptor #redtailedhawk

A Blue Jay that I saw at Algonquin Park a couple of weeks ago, looking a bit windswept in the second photo. #birds #birding #Algonquin #bluejay

A floofed up male House Finch with a snow covered snoot after rooting around for seeds. He doesn't look impressed! #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

I thought that these photos were a good comparison between female House Finches (left) and Pine Siskins (right), taken at the same spot having a sip from my bird bath. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

We are lucky that in most years, a Pied-billed Grebe chooses to spend its winter in a local canal. #birds #birding #grebes #HamOnt

I'm getting a complex! My two regular, backyard hawks take turns hunting birds visiting my feeders, and even seem to prefer the same perch. However, they also seem to prefer sitting with their backs to me! Cooper's Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk. #birds #birders #Bobsbackyard #HamOnt #Ancaster

I don't think the birds can find my feeders this morning. #birds #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

The Pine Siskins at my feeders are quite feisty, often scolding the Dark-eyed Juncos and American Goldfinch. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #HamOnt #Ancaster

A very distant Snowy Owl that I saw last week. #birds #birding #owl #snowyowl

The always elegant Mute Swan. #muteswan #birds #birding

One good thing about winter, with no leaves in the way you can see and admire the "handiwork" required in the making of bird nests, such as these two Baltimore Oriole nests. #birds #birding #birdnests #oriole #BaltimoreOriole

I was surprised to see this Great Blue Heron in Hamilton last week. #birds #birding #heron #greatblueheron #Hamilton

I saw this Horned Grebe last week, in its rather bland, non-breeding, winter plumage. Hard to believe that in a few months it will look like the one in the second photo! #birds #birding #grebe

The beautiful Greater White-fronted Goose breeds in the arctic tundra and winters in western North America and Mexico. We seem to get a few most winters; this one was kind enough to show up within my 5MR. As you can see, they are much smaller than our Canada Goose. #birds #birding

The Cedar Waxwings keep returning to our backyard, typically late in the afternoon, and every time they seem to bring more friends with them. Here's just some of them in a backyard maple. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

Loshi just reminded me that it's #caturday!

This past week I was thrilled to see a Northern Saw-whet Owl. These pop can sized predators are our cutest little murder birds! #Birds #birding #owl

The aftermath of yesterday's storm. Serenity now! #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

A couple of Northern Cardinals in our redbud during yesterday's snowstorm. #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #birds #birding #cardinal

When I was up at Algonquin Provincial Park last week, it was nice to see that the visitor's centre has installed Feather Friendly window treatments. #birds #AlgonquinPark #birdconservation @birdsonghamilton.bsky.social

A couple of days ago I'd been out birding for the morning. When I got home I found that a squirrel had somehow managed to jump onto my feeders and knock down the platform feeder. The Wild Turkeys thought that they'd won the lottery! #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #HamOnt #Ancaster

A Red-breasted Nuthatch perched on my ornamental chickadee in the backyard. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #HamOnt #Ancaster

What a thrill to see this magnificent beast this morning while out birding. Beautiful coyote! #notabird #coyote

Here's another dose of cuteness overload, the always adorable Tufted Titmouse. Trigger warning for @saskajanet.bsky.social - caution, your heart might melt! #birds #birding #tuftedtitmouse

This 17 minute Vinyl Cafe story "The Bird" is a hilarious account of "twitching", the pursuit of rare or vagrant birds. #birds #birding www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOe1...

One final shot of a Canada Jay at Algonquin Park, Ontario. #birds #birding #CanadaJay #jay #Algonquin

Lifer alert! Townsend's Solitaires are western North America members of the thrush family. This vagrant was found at Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area in Milton, Ontario about a week ago, and has delighted many birders since then. Including me yesterday! #birds #birding #vagrant

A well adorned Canada Jay enjoying the snacks that I brought him or her. Ornithologists conducting research on the Canada Jays at Algonquin use multiple coloured bands so that they can identify individuals. #birds #birding #CanadaJay #Algonquin

Happy #Caturday. Here's a photo of Loshi taken this past fall, sitting on a boulder of my favourite rock in the world - a quartz-jasper conglomerate locally called "puddingstone."

When cousins reconnect at a family reunion - a Blue Jay and a Canada Jay sharing a meal. The Canada Jay looks a little bedraggled; I think it must have just had a bath. #birds #birding #CanadaJay #BlueJay #Algonquin #AlgonquinPark

A beaver at Algonquin park in Ontario enjoying a winter snack. #Algonquin #Algonquinpark #beaver

Can you tell that I'm happy? Pure joy hand feeding a Canada Jay at Ontario's Algonquin Park. #birds #birding #CanadaJay #Algonquin

A female Pine Grosbeak enjoying a feast! #birds #birding #winterfinch #pinegrosbeak

This Cedar Waxwing was one of several who dropped by my backyard a couple of days ago. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #waxwing #cedarwaxwing

The @aba.org has named the Horned Lark its Bird of the Year for 2026. Great choice! #birds #birding #birdoftheyear #hornedlark #HOLA

My first Tufted Titmouse of the year. Cuteness overload! #birds #birding #tuftedtitmouse

Virginia Rails typically head for warmer climes in early October. For some reason this one has stayed, and seems to be thriving ok. It hangs out in a small spot with open water in a marsh. It looks like someone is feeding it mealworms. #birds #birding #rails