The common tern was not happy with my presence and was flexing on me. #birds

Song sparrow and his song. #birds

Bright male goldfinch foraging in the marsh. #birds

Yellow-headed black bird; Green leaves; and Blue sky. #birds

Red-winged blackbirds and a black tern escorting a red-tailed hawk. #birds

I was disrespected by a brown thrasher. And I was very glad about that. #birds

Female northern flicker pole-standing. #birds

Black tern hovering over a marsh, with the golden canola field as the background. #birds

Sweet red-necked grebe. #birds

Upland Sandpiper. A shorebird that likes to stand on polls. #birds

Canola time! And a couple birds beside the glorious canola field. #birds

An Upland Sandpiper (LIFER!) wading through a vibrant purple sea of glasswort near the marsh. While they're technically shorebirds, these "bobble-heads" are true grassland specialists. The glasswort turns this brilliant shade as it absorbs salt from the marsh. #birds #lifer

Mourning dove is common but still pretty pretty bird. #birds

When you want to show off to the world but the wind did not cooperate 😂

A eastern phoebe we encountered while canoeing. #birds

It was a good day. And a meadowlark flew by. #birds

Not one, but two!

We were canoeing and saw this beautiful family of redneck grebes. #birds

Haskap 😍

American Coot staring into your soul. 👁️L👁️ #birds

Yellow-headed blackbird showing you every one of his feathers 🪶. #birds

Ruddy duck blowing bubbles 🫧 right at ya. #birds

It's Cedar Waxwing season! #birds

Clay-colored sparrows encountered during a short hike in a local park. #birds

Puffin flying out to find some food. #birds

Meet mama humpback whale NA-7130 (at least 21yo!). We spotted her near St. John's on June 16, 2026. She’s known to be the mother of HW-MN0104432 (likely on the right of pictures 1&2). 🐋 Bonus: Check out the tiny puffin under the right side of her tail in pic 2 for scale! 🪶

Song sparrow with the morning light at the background. #birds

Rudy duck dude. #birds

Male Blackpoll Warbler. #birds

A while ago, some Tennessee Warbler came to visit my yard. For the past several years, they stopped short at reaching my area, but were present a couple blocks away. For some reason, this year they decided to explore a bit further in the neighborhood - which I gladly welcome 🥰 #birds