New Photos
(December 2024)
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Tyhee Lake

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Tyhee Lake

Juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Telkwa, BC

Fledgling Sparrow -- Possibly a Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Kananaskis, Alberta

Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Banff, Alberta

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Banff, Alberta

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Forster's Tern (Sterni forsteri)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Black Tern (Sterna niger)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Black Tern (Sterna niger)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Cypress Hills, Alberta



Red-necked Grebe
Cypress Hills, Alberta

Belted Kingfisher
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan

Belted Kingfisher
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan

Western Kingbird
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan

Western Kingbird
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan

Tree Swallow
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan


Carman, Manitoba

American Goldfinch
Winkler, Manitoba

Carman, Manitoba


Carman, Manitoba

Cypress Hills, Alberta

Mourning Dove
Carman, Manitoba

Eastern Kingbird
Carman, Manitoba

American Goldfinch
Carman, Manitoba

Carman, Manitoba

Carman, Manitoba

Carman, Manitoba

Carman, Manitoba

Carman, Manitoba

Carman, Manitoba

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan


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The swan and eagle photos above were taken locally in December. The rest are still left over from our summer holidays. I know I have my work cut out for me to identify and classify all of them. I'll work on that over the next while.
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)
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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
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Crows and Gulls
Other Birds - Harold Dykstra Photography

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Tyhee Lake Provincial Park

Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
White Rock

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) with Eulachon
Skeena Estuary (Nikon D7500, Nikon AF-P DX 70-300mm @ 300mm, 1/1000s @ f/6.3)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Telkwa, BC

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) -- grey mutation
Sardis Pond -- Chilliwack

Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
Round Lake BC

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Tyhee Lake, BC

Immature Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Tyhee Lake

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)




Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Flock of Franklin's Gulls
Flock of Franklin's Gulls

Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Immature Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Immature Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
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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
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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
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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
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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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