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🥹 Begging calls from fledgling Pileateds. To me th

🥹 Begging calls from fledgling Pileateds. To me they kinda sound a bit like 🐷🐷. It’s been a family affair in our backyard lately! Mom and Dad have taken turns bringing the kids around. We captured some begging calls (a unique call young birds use to solicit food from parents) on the live cam today. They are huge babies but adorable nonetheless. 😍 You can watch this family live when they visit our backyard bird cam (link in bio or @KristenMartyn on YouTube).
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#PileatedWoodpecker #Fledgling #BabyBirds #BackyardBirding #OntarioBirds

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This video is in real time and was worth all the mosquito bites 🦟😂 Under the strawberry moon 🍓🌕 we found a magical field full of fireflies 💛 I can’t remember the last time I saw this many fireflies at once. Thousands were lighting up this meadow ✨
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#Fireflies #LightningBugs #StrawberryMoon #SummerNights #MeadowMagic

🚸Stopping traffic the cutest way possible. 🦢 A Tr

🚸Stopping traffic the cutest way possible. 🦢

A Trumpeter Swan family and their four fluffy cygnets safely crossed the road today—a reminder to keep your eyes 👀 open for bird families. ❤️

#TrumpeterSwan #Cygnets #OntarioNature #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers

Well… this was a surprise 😅 An Eastern Cottontail

Well… this was a surprise 😅

An Eastern Cottontail decided my garden was prime real estate.

Friendly reminder this time of year: check before you dig, mow, or tidy up—these nests are almost invisible.

They’re incredibly well hidden and easy to disturb by accident. If you find one, the best thing you can do is leave it alone.

Mom only visits a couple of times a day (usually dawn & dusk), so even if it looks “abandoned”… it’s not.

A quick peek is okay—but keep pets, kids, and tools away until the babies are gone (usually just a few weeks). 🐇🌿

#EasternCottontail
#WildlifeGarden
#BackyardWildlife
#HabitatGarden

There have been several reports of Black-backed Wo

There have been several reports of Black-backed Woodpeckers showing up south of their usual range in Ontario this winter, but they can be incredibly tricky to relocate once spotted.

After a few searches, I finally located this bird—and it was surprisingly cooperative. It worked the trees low and close, probing the bark and slurping up wood-boring beetle larvae like a pro 🪲 Watching it forage was fascinating.

Their plumage is such a deep, gorgeous glossy black that it’s easy to see how they can almost disappear against the bark of burned trees.

Moments like this are why persistence birding pays off. 🖤💛

#BlackBackedWoodpecker #OntarioBirding #BirdWatching #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers
#WildlifePerfection

Spring migration pause 🦢 A field full of Tundra Sw

Spring migration pause 🦢 A field full of Tundra Swans and a nice variety of ducks 🦆 taking a break on their way north.

#tundraswan #springmigration #birdmigration #ontariobirds

Unexpected backyard guest 💛🖤❤️ A young Yellow-bel

Unexpected backyard guest 💛🖤❤️

A young Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has been visiting the yard regularly over the past few weeks. Since their diet contains mainly of sap they aren't a common sight at feeders. However, this bird has been enjoying our suet.

It’s also a bit unusual to see one lingering this time of year, as most Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers migrate out of Ontario for the winter. Whether it sticks around a little longer or eventually heads south, we’ve been enjoying every visit.
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#YellowBelliedSapsucker #Sapsucker #BackyardBirding #BirdsOfOntario #OntarioBirds #BirdWatching #BackyardWildlife #BirdEducation #NatureInTheYard #JuvenileBird #UnexpectedVisitor #NativeWildlife #Woodpecker #BirdsOfInstagram #WildBirdsUnlimited

Slowly becoming addicted to needle felting 🪡 My se

Slowly becoming addicted to needle felting 🪡 My second felted bird turned out so cute. He has a new home on our Christmas Tree 🎄 There’s something fun about turning a wool blob into something recognizable. Already thinking up my third project… 🤔 Highly recommend needle felting a try! Would make a lovely handmade gift 🎁 for someone!
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#NeedleFelting #WoolArt #CraftReel #FibreArts #CardinalArt #HandmadeOrnaments #WildBirdsUnlimited #CreativeWorkshops #CanadianMakers #birdart #naturecrafts

The junco complex definitely keeps things interest

The junco complex definitely keeps things interesting!🤔 I usually spot a Cassiar’s Junco every couple of years, but this one has me taking a closer look — the subtle colouring, hood contrast, and overall tone look a bit more (female) Oregon-leaning. Either way, this beauty has been hanging around with a group of normie juncos (Slate-coloured) in our yard for the last couple of weeks 🐦✨ 🩶

What subspecies of junco do you get in your yard??
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#DarkEyedJunco #JuncoComplex #CassiarJunco #OregonJunco #BackyardBirding #OntarioBirds #FeederWatch #BirdNerd #BirdingCanada #WinterBirds #BirdIdentification #BirdWatchingDaily #WildBirdsUnlimited

It doesn’t get any better, than this! A gorgeous m

It doesn’t get any better, than this! A gorgeous male Evening Grosbeak stopped in today on our live Feeder Cam (link in bio). We got to watch him for quite a while! Hope he stays and invites all his buddies! No redpolls yet but we also have Siskins. What winter finches are you seeing?? ❄️ 💛
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#EveningGrosbeak #WinterFinches #FeederCam #OntarioBirds #BackyardBirding #BirdWatchingCanada #WildBirdsUnlimited #WinterBirding #PineSiskin #BirdLovers

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