Birding in the Tundra
I am on a Moose Peterson workshop in Churchill, Manitoba to photograph the nesting migrating birds. Why? Because most of the shorebirds display dramatically different plumage when mating and these...
View ArticleNature’s Sentry
The change in plumage of the shorebirds and the distance they migrate in order to mate is mind-blowing. Most of them gather here in Churchill in the very north of Manitoba, Canada which is sited on...
View ArticleMigrating Shorebirds fly to the Tundra
Yes a great deal of the shorebirds that we see during our summer vacations and all winter long fly thousands of miles to the tundra in order to mate and breed. Part of this process is the courtship...
View ArticleStalking the Jaegers
Week 1 in Churchill, Manitoba we had seen a pair of Parasitic Jaegers (Stercorarius parasiticus), on one of the areas of Tundra marsh from a distance, while driving by looking for suitable bird...
View ArticleThe Solitary Sandpiper
At first I easily mistook this bird for another Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa malanoleuca), as there head been several around. However, this bird was working the marsh for food by itself. A quick...
View ArticleAblutions in the Tundra Marshes
It is past 9:00 pm, there is no hint of sunset, but we are into the sweet light of the day, referred to by most as “golden hour”. I have been out since 6:00 am, just after sunrise, as there isn’t...
View ArticleA Way to Attract the Girls
The Short-billed Dowitcher (Linodromus griseus) has a way with the girls during breeding season. He flies thousands of miles north, to the Tundra and puts on his breeding plumage. The plumage is...
View ArticleFollow The Herd?
An image of a group of birds all heading in the same direction – hunting for sustenance in the Far North during their breeding season. But, can you spot the “odd man out”? I am not sure why, but I...
View ArticleThe non-Shorebirds that go to Churchill
My previous blog was about the shorebirds in their gorgeous breeding plumage that make their way to Churchill, Manitoba. But there are plenty of other types of birds and species that travel all the...
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