Birds

Joe Fortin

Sep 14th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Sep 13th, 2021

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Day 2,079 Sep 13th, 2021

Double-creasted Cormorant

And with this, I'm tied with last year's total bird count for my little patch of the world; 52 unique species.

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Joe Fortin

Sep 7th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Sep 7th, 2021

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Day 2,073 Sep 7th, 2021

Heron on the Creek

I seem to get this picture around this time every year or so. I don't always post it, but none-the-less, take it all the same. Ther...

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Joe Fortin

Sep 7th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Sep 6th, 2021

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Day 2,072 Sep 6th, 2021

Eat and Run

Just a quite day. Well... except for the existential of waking up at 12:04 in the morning fearing that you didn't take a picture for the d...

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Joe Fortin

Sep 4th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Sep 4th, 2021

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Day 2,070 Sep 4th, 2021

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Joe Fortin

Aug 20th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Aug 20th, 2021

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Day 2,055 Aug 20th, 2021

Grackles, Young and Old

a pair of grackles.

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Joe Fortin

Aug 15th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Aug 14th, 2021

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Day 2,049 Aug 14th, 2021

Dove on a Feeder

I see Mourning Doves often eating on the ground, or hanging out on the power line, or doing general dove things all the time. I don't...

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Joe Fortin

Aug 4th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Aug 4th, 2021

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Day 2,039 Aug 4th, 2021

Apocalypse Jay

I've seen pictures of molting jays before (the joke is "Your Blue Jays looking bald? Must be August") first time seeing it myself AND t...

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Joe Fortin

Jul 15th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Jul 14th, 2021

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Day 2,018 Jul 14th, 2021

Today's Adventures in Life: $0.58

A story from yesterday, but didn't feel like posting it: This morning I received a notice from Scotiabank about a pr...

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Joe Fortin

Jul 2nd, 2021

Joe Fortin

Jul 2nd, 2021

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Day 2,006 Jul 2nd, 2021

Not the Plan

the Purple Finches have been hanging out a lot recently. Suited up in my armour (bug jacket) and went out shooting. Instead a Ruby-throat...

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Joe Fortin

Jun 23rd, 2021

Joe Fortin

Jun 23rd, 2021

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Day 1,997 Jun 23rd, 2021

4 - 1 to take the Series Lead 3-2

Last night my Habs played good hockey. Or at least they played better than the other team. Tomorrow is Game Six. If...

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Joe Fortin

Jun 12th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Jun 12th, 2021

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Day 1,986 Jun 12th, 2021

FOREST CHICKEN!!!

While I was heading out I came across this grouse (forest chicken) sitting in the middle of the road. Did my errands and who did I f...

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Joe Fortin

May 28th, 2021

Joe Fortin

May 27th, 2021

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Day 1,970 May 27th, 2021

Need to get closer... but not *too* close.

Need to get closer... but not too close. Shot this from about... I dunno... 20m maybe? I'm really bad at guessing measurements. Mosquitos were out so...

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Joe Fortin

May 26th, 2021

Joe Fortin

May 26th, 2021

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Day 1,969 May 26th, 2021

First Hummingbird of the Year!

Put out the feeder over the weekend. Today, I finally got a visitor!

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Joe Fortin

May 16th, 2021

Joe Fortin

May 16th, 2021

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Day 1,959 May 16th, 2021

Hermit Thrush

New-to-Me bird! Was out and about this afternoon and saw some neat-o birds. A pair of Eastern Phoebes (garbage picture... they'll be the...

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Joe Fortin

May 8th, 2021

Joe Fortin

May 8th, 2021

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Day 1,951 May 8th, 2021

Maybe this is what I saw the other day...

And by 'maybe' I am leaning heavily towards 'ya, this was it'. Also: Still not a Black Duck... :( Was out lo...

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Joe Fortin

May 8th, 2021

Joe Fortin

May 7th, 2021

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Day 1,950 May 7th, 2021

Funny and a little annoying

The Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers have learned that tapping on the glass is rather loud.

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Joe Fortin

Apr 30th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Apr 29th, 2021

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Day 1,942 Apr 29th, 2021

American Robin

Took a bunch of odd bird pictures today; Wood Ducks, Loons, Yellow-belly Sapsucker... and even a Yellow-rumped warbler (a first for thi...

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Joe Fortin

Apr 28th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Apr 28th, 2021

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Day 1,941 Apr 28th, 2021

Song Sparrow

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Joe Fortin

Apr 7th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Apr 7th, 2021

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Day 1,920 Apr 7th, 2021

Song Sparrow

A New-to-Me bird!

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Joe Fortin

Apr 7th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Apr 6th, 2021

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Day 1,919 Apr 6th, 2021

Ring-necked Ducks

Fun ducks on the marsh!

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Joe Fortin

Apr 5th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Apr 5th, 2021

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Day 1,918 Apr 5th, 2021

Lack Luster Results from a Shitty Camera

I put out a trail cam by the feeders. The damn thing does work worth a wooden nickel. Not sure if I need a di...

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Joe Fortin

Apr 5th, 2021

Joe Fortin

Apr 4th, 2021

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Day 1,917 Apr 4th, 2021

A Cultral Invasion of Epic Wrongness

Way back in the olden times of 1890, Eugene Schieffelin thought it'd be a swell idea to release every bird mentio...

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Joe Fortin

Apr 3rd, 2021

Joe Fortin

Apr 3rd, 2021

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Day 1,916 Apr 3rd, 2021

Lack Luster But Also Refreshing

On my way into town today I spotted a couple of photographers, a man and his granddaughter, standing on the side of th...

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Joe Fortin

Apr 3rd, 2021

Joe Fortin

Apr 2nd, 2021

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Day 1,915 Apr 2nd, 2021

Sing Redpoll

There is a photo. I'm sure you've seen it. A Red-winged Blackbird is sitting on a bullish singing; it's breath visible. While isn't that,...

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