bird

This duck was having the time of its life swimming and diving in front of me. Female Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Elk Island National Park of Canada, Alberta, Canada. #Ducks #bird #wildlife #nationalpark Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/6.9 151.0 mm 1/250 250 Flash (off, did not fire)

Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755. #WorldWetlandsDay2021 #merbleueconservationarea #Ramsarconvention #Ramsarsites Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/640 1600 Flash (off, did...

Northern Cardinal female (Cardinalis cardinalis) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/250 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

Northern Cardinal male (Cardinalis cardinalis) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/125 220 Flash (off, did not fire)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Shirleys Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 1600 Flash (off, did not fire) Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Shirleys Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/200 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) Shirleys Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 800 Flash (off, did not fire)

Tucked in the berry tree is a Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) along the shores of the Ottawa River, Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Perched in the Staghorn Sumac tree is a Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) on the ridge at the Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin, United States. Ramsar site no. 511. Sony DSC-HX90V • Sony 24-720mm F3.5-6.4 • ƒ/6.4 123.0 mm 1/250 125 Flash (auto, did not fire)

Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Delta Marsh Wildlife Management Area, Manitoba, Canada. Ramsar site no. 649. Sony DSC-HX90V • Sony 24-720mm F3.5-6.4 • ƒ/6.3 122.7 mm 1/250 80 Flash (auto, did not fire)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/125 200 Flash (off, did not fire)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Florida, United States. Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/6.4 86.0 mm 1/125 320 Flash (off, did not fire)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/80 400 Flash (off, did not fire)

One of my all time favourite bird captures is the Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Salton Sea, California, United States. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/640 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

Wood carving of a Sandpiper that I purchased at an Antique Bizarre in Cape Cod. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/250 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa River, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/250 320 Flash (off, did not fire) And he didn't attack me.