This year's edition of the Petroglyphs CBC will play out on December 27. Petroglyphs Count Circle (click to enlarge) Last year , some gr...

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Something had to give. Yesterday morning, the five very mature nestlings were crowded on the nest. I checked on them a few hours later and ...

This nest of Barn Swallows in our neighbour's boathouse is one of few we've seen this year. Several cottagers who perennially host s...

The fate of the backyard Tree Swallow brood is unknown. Three days ago the parents were relentlessly feeding the noisy chicks, one of which ...

I went out for a very pleasant evening paddle, past three active Osprey nests and a summer Double-crested Cormorant roost on a small island.

With a few mid-day whoops, this loon family began its migration from the cattail marsh in the back bay, past my dock and out to the nursery ...

As always, Canada Geese are making a good living on the groomed lawn in the neighbourhood. In addition to three families, there appear to be...

Local birder Jerry Ball found this beautiful American Avocet on a cattle watering pond in the south end of Peterborough (Greater Stony Lake ...

This male Pine Warbler was flitting about the White Cedars in front of the cottage this afternoon.

Our feeders have only a handful of species attending frequently - Hairy Woopecker, both nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-winged Black...

I was out with a friend to do a little birding at the edge of the shield, Between Bobcaygeon and Burleigh Falls. I was very pleased to see a...

Twenty metres off our shore is an island composed of uprooted water lily rhizomes. The uprooting occurred when the lake level was drawn down...

This Spotted Sandpiper landed for a moment on our dock and then flew to the neighbour's. The species nests on the lake but seldom visits...

We are accustomed to seeing Evening Grosbeaks looking resplendent against a snowy background. It's unusual for us to see them in late ma...

I went cycling/birding this morning and afternoon around the eastern end of the lake, south along a county road through rich hardwood stands...

This isn't just another bad image of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. It's actually an image captured through the built-in video camera ...

This pair has been visiting throughout the last few days.

We found an old next box when we moved here. It looked like it had once been used by House Wrens. After cleaning it out, we installed it abo...