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Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Telkwa, BC
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Telkwa, BC
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Tyhee Lake, BC
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Smithers, BC
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Telkwa, BC
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Telkwa, BC
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Chilliwack, BC
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Chilliwack, BC
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Smithers, BC
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Tsawwassen, BC
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Esquimalt Lagoon
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Esquimalt Lagoon
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Esquimalt Lagoon
Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Esquimalt Lagoon
Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Esquimalt Lagoon
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Esquimalt Lagoon
Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Nanaimo, BC
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Cheam Wetlands, BC
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Cheam Wetlands, BC
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Cheam Wetlands, BC
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cheam Wetlands
Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris)
Aythya collaris
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Cheam Wetlands, BC
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Cheam Wetlands
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Chilliwack, BC
Double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
Chilliwack, BC
Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
Chilliwack, BC
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Chilliwack, BC
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Chilliwack, BC
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Cheam Wetlands, BC
American coot (Fulica americana)
Chilliwack, BC
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Chilliwack, BC
Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
Chilliwack, BC
Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Chilliwack, BC
House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Chilliwack, BC
Immature White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Chilliwack, BC
Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
Chilliwack, BC
Female Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Chilliwack, BC
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Chilliwack, BC
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
Chilliwack, BC
House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Chilliwack, BC
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Chilliwack, BC
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
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Eagles and Hawks
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Tyhee Lake Provincial Park (Nikon D500, Sigma C 150-600mm, f/6.3, 1/2000s, ISO 1000)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Gingolx, BC
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Telkwa
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Babine River
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Chilliwack (D500, Nikon 200-500mm @ 500mm, f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 1400)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Chilliwack (D500, Nikon 200-500mm @ 500mm, f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 1400)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Chilliwack
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Chilliwack
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Tyhee Lake
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Tyhee Lake
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Tyhee Lake
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Quick BC
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Quick, BC
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Quick, BC
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Quick, BC
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Tyhee Lake Provincial Park (Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm @ 500mm, f/5.6, 1/100s Handheld, ISO 2800)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Smithers
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Smithers
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Fort Babine, BC
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Fort Babine, BC
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Telkwa, BC
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Cypress Hills, Alberta
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Owls
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
Smithers (D500, Nikon 200-500mm @ 440mm, f/5.6, 1/800s, ISO 4000)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Deception Lake FS (Nikon D90, Nikon 80-200mm)
Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
Nilkitkwa FS Road (Nikon D90, Nikon 80-200mm)
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Telkwa (Nikon D70, Nikon 80-200mm)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Babine Lake Road near Smithers
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Babine Lake Road, Smithers BC
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Boundary Bay
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Smithers, BC
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Crows, Ravens, Magpies
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Telkwa, BC
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
Round Lake BC
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscala)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscala)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Cypress Hills, Alberta
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Cypress Hills, Alberta
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) -- grey mutation
Sardis Pond -- Chilliwack
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Grouse
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Telkwa
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Smithers
Female Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Hudson Bay Mountain (Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm @ 500mm, 1/800s @ f/5.6, ISO 1250)
Male Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Mating Display
Hudson Bay Mountain ((Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm @ 500mm, 1/800s @ f/5.6, ISO 1250)
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Quick, BC
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Woodpeckers
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
Male Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Smithers
Male Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Telkwa
Female Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Smithers
Hairy Woodpecker ((Leuconotopicus villosus))
Chilliwack
Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
Telkwa
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
Telkwa
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
Smithers
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Smithers
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Smithers
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Tyhee Lake Provincial Park
Northern Flickers -- Male above, female below (Colaptes auratus)
Ladner
Female Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Chilliwack
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Tyhee Lake, BC
Juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Cypress Hills, Alberta
Juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Cypress Hills, Alberta
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Song Birds
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Smithers
Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
Smithers
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Smithers
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Smithers
Female Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Smithers
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Quick, BC
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Vedder
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Quick BC
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) -- Audobon's Subspecies
Smithers BC
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) -- Myrtle subspecies
Smithers BC
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Smithers BC
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Smithers BC
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audobon subspecies (Setophaga coronata)
Tyhee Lake, BC
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Tyhee Lake, BC
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
Tyhee Lake
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Tyhee Lake, BC
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Smithers, BC
Female House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Smithers, BC
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Smithers, BC
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Smithers, BC
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers, BC
Fledgling Sparrow -- Possibly a Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Kananaskis, Alberta
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Cypress Hills, Alberta
American Goldfinch
Winkler, Manitoba
American Goldfinch
Carman, Manitoba
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Carman, Manitoba
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Carman, Manitoba
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Carman, Manitoba
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Carman, Manitoba
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Cypress Hills, Alberta
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Hummingbirds
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
Male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Chilliwack
Female Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers
Male Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers (Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm @ 500mm, 1/640s @ f/5.6, ISO 2500)
Male Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers (Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm @ 500mm, 1/640s @ f/5.6, ISO 3200)
Male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Chilliwack
Female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers BC
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers BC
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers, BC
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers, BC
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers, BC
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Smithers, BC
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Other Small Birds
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Smithers
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Chilliwack
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Telkwa
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Riefel Bird Sanctuary
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Telkwa
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, Saskatchewan
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Smithers
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Chilliwack
European Starling -- winter plumage (Sturnus vulgaris)
Chilliwack
Male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Tyhee Lake
Male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Agassiz
Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
Bulkley Valley
Female Pine Grosbeak ( Pinicola enucleator)
Smithers
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Smithers
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Smithers
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Smithers
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Male Oregon Race Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Smithers BC
Female Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon Race) (Junco hyemalis)
Smithers BC
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Smithers BC
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Smithers BC
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Tyhee Lake
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Tyhee Lake, BC
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Tyhee Lake, BC
Western Wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Tyhee Lake
Western Wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Tyhee Lake
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Banff, Alberta
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cypress Hills, Alberta
Western Kingbird
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan
Western Kingbird
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan
Tree Swallow
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan
Mourning Dove
Carman, Manitoba
Eastern Kingbird
Carman, Manitoba
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Carman, Manitoba
Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Carman, Manitoba
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Carman, Manitoba
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Carman, Manitoba
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Carman, Manitoba
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Carman, Manitoba
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Carman, Manitoba
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I'm not an ornithologist. Please let me know in the comments section below if you think I've incorrectly identified any of the birds here.
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