One more shot of the Fox Sparrow, which, sadly, was just a one day wonder #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #birds #birding #foxsparrow #sparrow

A couple of days ago I saw my first American Tree Sparrows of the fall. Beautiful winter visitors! #sparrow #Birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay

Happy #caturday to those who celebrate, like Loshi does every day!

My backyard keeps delivering! I'm over the moon excited to have had my favourite sparrow visit yesterday - and it has the boldest markings of any Fox Sparrow I've ever seen. There just might be a few more postings in the coming days. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #sparrow

Yesterday I had the pleasure of seeing my first Winter Wren of the fall. A tiny bird with a BIG attitude! #birds #birding #wren #BirdOfTheDay

Owl season has begun, with sightings of Long-eared Owls being reported. Northern Saw-whets should be arriving as well. I took this photo of a Saw-whet back in February. #birds #birding #owls #BirdOfTheDay

I took these photos of a White-crowned Sparrow in my yard last spring; I still haven't seen one passing through here this fall. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #BirdOfTheDay #sparrow

This Cooper's Hawk has been regularly stalking (not stocking!) my feeders for the past two weeks. He or she is looking directly down at the feeders. #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #BirdOfTheDay #Coopershawk #birds #birding

From my archives, a closer up look at a gorgeous male Pine Grosbeak, taken at Algonquin Park a few winters ago. #pinegrosbeak #winterfinch #finch #birds #birding #Algonquin

Following the Toronto Blue Jays' heartbreaking loss, I have to refocus my dreams - I'm hoping that this winter I get to see a flock of Pine Grosbeaks along with a few Redpolls like this! #birds #birding #pinegrosbeak #Algoma #BirdOfTheDay

Some kings have bigger crowns than others. This Golden-crowned Kinglet is really rockin' his crown! #birds #birding #Algoma #BirdOfTheDay

Loshi reacting like I did to last night's loss to the Dodgers. #caturday #baseball #worldseries #Iwantitall #bringithome

LET'S GO BLUEJAYS! #birds #bluejays #Baseball #worldseries

My backyard Purple Finch population has increased to three - two males and a female. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #BirdOfTheDay

I set up my backyard "stage" for winter bird photography, and it seems to have been well received by the birds already. Blue Jay, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch. Hoping for some winter finch! #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

Another snap of my current favourite backyard bird, a male Purple Finch #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #birds #birding #Finch #purplefinch #BirdOfTheDay

Here's a Great Egret that I saw a couple of weeks ago. #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #HamOnt #egret #heron

Look who dropped in yesterday! My first Purple Finch of the fall. Hoping he sticks around for at least a few days. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #purplefinch #finch

We have lots of White-throated Sparrows around now, keeping the juncos company. #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Ancaster #HamOnt #Bobsbackyard

This 2022 photo remains one of my all time favourites. Thanks to a birding friend in N. Ontario, I was invited to watch his feeders after he'd identified a Boreal Chickadee coming to them. I got lucky and got this comparison shot of our regular Black-capped and the Boreal. #birds #birding #Algoma

I'm sure lots of folks will be posting photos of Blue Jays today for the start of the World Series tonight. I'll stick with the blue theme and present a couple of more snaps of Indigo Buntings that I took at South Padre Island, Texas. #birds #birding #indigobunting #BirdOfTheDay

What I call the paint-by-number ducks, a gorgeous Wood Duck with a female Mallard #birds #birding #woodduck

Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks left about six weeks ago; here they are at my feeders in May. I miss them, even when they were squabbling. I hope they're having a great winter vacation. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #HamOnt #Ancaster

That time the entire Blue Jays' lineup of 9 players visited my backyard. World Series bound! LET'S GO BLUE JAYS! #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #HamOnt #Ancaster #bluejays

Follow the leader! A Downy Woodpecker following his larger, look-alike relative, a Hairy Woodpecker, up a tree trunk in my backyard. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #HamOnt #Ancaster #BirdOfTheDay #woodpecker

Can you see the difference? Neither can most experts. Once considered 1 species, called Trail's Flycatcher, it was split into 2 - Alder (1st 2) and Willow (last 2). Their different songs are the main way of differentiating them. I think they have a subtle beauty. #birds #birding #flycatchers

The only thing better than an Indigo Bunting is.......a flock of them! Taken at South Padre Island, Texas, during spring migration #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #Indigobunting

#Caturday morning cuddles with Loshi

Sweet little Winter Wrens are the roundest birds! #birds #borbs #wrens #birding #winterwren

An adult Canada Jay and one of its youngsters, both perched in tamaracks in northern Ontario last June. #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #CanadaJay #Algoma

A Bobolink from this past May, cranking out its R2-D2 like song. #birds #birding #bobolink #BirdOfTheDay

About a month ago, I spotted this partially leucistic American Robin by our pond. #leucistic #robin #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Ancaster #HamOnt

A Green-winged Teal, my favourite duck, taken this past spring. It makes me really look forward to this upcoming duck season! #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #HamOnt #ducks #greenwingedteal

A group of Willets strutting their stuff on a beach in Hamilton back in May. #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #HamOnt

It's Happy Thanksgiving here in Canada! Here's a collection of photos of Wild Turkeys taken in my backyard. #Thanksgiving #Ancaster #HamOnt #turkey

A Cedar Waxwing perched in an apple tree near our camp in northern Ontario in late May. This was one of dozens of waxwings, along with an Indigo Bunting and Purple Finch, that stripped the tree of blossoms in about three days. #Algoma #Waxwing #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay

Happy #caturday to those who celebrate! Here's Loshi out for a walk at the end of August. He's not quite so keen now that the days are cooling off.

An Osprey giving me "the look" - perhaps I was looking fishy. #birds #birding #osprey #BirdOfTheDay #HamOnt

The Dark-eyed Juncos have settled in for their winter vacation. Here's one soaking up the sun in the backyard a few days ago. #birds #birding #sparrow #Ancaster #Bobsbackyard #HamOnt

What an honour to be hosted by @naturecanada.bsky.social to speak about #birds and #birding as therapy for coping with chronic illness, in my case #Lymedisease. Join us on October 21st at 2 pm!

I love when the Hermit Thrushes arrive from their northern breeding grounds for a stopover to refuel before moving on. I spotted this one yesterday feeding on grape ivy growing on a spruce tree. #birds #birding #Ancaster #HamOnt

Pileated Woodpeckers can sure do a lot of damage! #birds #birding #pileatedwoodpecker #Ancaster #HamOnt

Purple Martins from back in the spring. The way the female is posing on the grass, she looks like a miniature falcon to me. #birds #birding

Interesting spot for a Canada Goose. #birds #Birding #TommyThompsonpark #Toronto

Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird taken in late August #birds #birding #Ancaster #HamOnt #hummingbird

Happy #caturday to those who celebrate! Here's Loshi livin' the good life

Common Loon family at camp back in August #birds #birding #loon #Algoma

A few days ago a Cooper's Hawk swooped through my yard and landed in a neighbour's maple tree. It was perched with its back to me for a long time (first two photos), until some Mourning Doves at my feeders somehow became aware of it and took off in a panic. See more... #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard

In the past few days, lots of new birds have arrived. Ironically, while I was wrapping up my sparrow cage match, lots of Dark-eyed Juncos and White-throated Sparrows arrived. This morning they were joined by a large flock of Ruby-crowned Kinglets. #birds #birding #Ancaster #HamOnt

There are still a few Swainson's Thrush enjoying a stopover at the woodlot next to our pond. Soon they'll continue their journey south to Central and South America for the winter. #birds #birding #thrush