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It can be difficult to get children that live over 500km from the nearest coastline to connect with waders and shorebirds! It is however rewarding when they realise that the loud and raucous Southern Lapwings on their local football field are also waders.
They also were intrigued to find that we ventured still further into the interior of Brazil in search of the Pied Lapwing. The fact that we had visited the capital of their country was equally as intriguing as none of them had ever been...

Rick and Elis

I've always been fascinated with hummingbirds and still to this day, I have to look up to spot them as they dart around me in the yard. Their magical hum always makes me smile.

I saw this great documentary on hummingbirds on PBS the other night that discusses how these little creatures survive.


They are the smallest of the birds and despite their small size, manage to migrate thousands of miles during the spring and fall between western Canada & Central...

vancouverislandbirder

Throughout the year, we here in BC see hundreds of Bald Eagles in the skies and in the fields. Visitors are always amazed when they see one of these birds of prey too which we have grown accustomed.

Last month, we were in the cottage and an eagle was a mere 20 meters away in a tree. Nothing new but then we noticed something dangling from its talons.

Here are a series of photos as it took off from its perch at our oceanfront cottage on Vancouver Island.

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vancouverislandbirder

I've been told, on numerous occasions and usually by my wife, that there is more to life than birds. She probably has a point, maybe, but I'm unlikely to admit it. In any event, its a debate for another day.

The past week, though, has left me wondering if there is more to birding than just birds? I was fortunate enough to be a volunteer steward at my local RSPB reserve open day last saturday, which involved a lot of birdwatching but also a lot of mixing with the public, fammilies,...

Green Sandpiper

It’s summer here in the northern hemisphere & I just got back from a morning walk in the rainforest. Yes, there is a rainforest in Canada – a temperate rainforest on the Pacific west coast and Vancouver Island is the terrestrial edge of the Pacific Flyway.

Just outside of Victoria is a large regional park named East Sooke Park and I love hiking there every day. It’s an isolated reserve that’s used as a staging area by migrating birds before venturing across the strait and onto...

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