This Black-throated Green Warbler was quite a funny bird and posed for me from branch to branch, not concerned at all about my presence. Taken in a local park during spring migration in Toronto, Canada.

A doting father Red-necked Grebe brings a small fish to one of his tiny chicks keeping warm under Mama’s wings while she catches up on some much-needed rest. Grebes nest on platforms they build out of sticks and debris in shallow ponds.

A Northern Parula Warbler shows off his unique blue back and flaming yellow-orange throat patch while posing briefly on a budding branch. Taken near Point Pelee National Park, Canada.

A beautiful Barred Owl pauses for a moment on a tree branch after catching a vole for a meal. It’s beautiful deep black eyes pierce through the darkening forest looking for any threats before devouring its meal in one gulp.

The beautiful pink plumage and scarlet red eye of this Roseate Spoonbill really stands out with the soft rain falling on the background.

A striking male American Goldfinch clings effortlessly to stalks of grass while trying to eat the last seeds off of Dandelion Flowers. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A detail of a Red-tailed Hawk talon after it caught a Rock Pigeon right in front of me one cold winter day. This image was in the Top 100 of the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards.

It’s amazing how some birds blend so well into their environment, like this Long-eared Owl roosting silently in a small cedar. It is important to always photograph ethically and not disturb owls from their daytime roosts.

A pair of Red-necked Grebes display part of their mating ritual, where they swim in unison and sing their high-pitched trilling song, which echoes out over Lake Ontario in the spring.

A Ring-billed Gull is perfectly reflected on a thin layer of water covering an ice shelf during a beautiful winter sunset in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.

A Scarlett Tanager eating a wasp. Captured in Point Pelee National Park in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Point Pelee is a birdwatcher’s dream in the spring as millions of birds migrate north to their breeding grounds in Canada and stop there to rest and refuel after crossing the Great Lakes.

A Peregrine Falcon with talons out attempts to grab a Bufflehead duck that she had killed earlier and dropped into Lake Ontario. I was privileged to be able to watch for 2 hours as her and her mate took turns attempting to retrieve their meal.

A stunning Yellow Warbler posing on a flowering branch in spring in a local park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Many birds pass through the city during migration but Yellow Warblers are one of the species which are comfortable nesting here.

A Hudsonian Godwit is a rare visitor to the Greater Toronto Area. This lone shorebird with it’s long, elegant bill, was found in a marsh in Burlington, Ontario, likely grounded on its migration south due to the sudden heavy snow storm.

A Tennessee Warbler sips nectar from the flower of a native Eastern Prickly Gooseberry in Point Pelee National Park, Canada. Birds are important pollinators of native plants, and native plants are intrinsically connected with world bird populations and their success. This image was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards.

A Snowy Owl takes flight over a frozen farmer’s field in Ontario Canada, eyeing me as it passes by.

Tiny Bonaparte’s Gulls flit effortlessly above the raging waters of the Niagara River, just before it plunges over the largest waterfall in the world, Niagara Falls.

A beautiful black American Crow peers at me through the foliage of a tree on an early fall day on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.

A soft Canada Goose gosling looking pensive on a spring day in a local park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A bright and cheery Yellow Warbler poses on a dead branch in Point Pelee National Park, in Leamington, Ontario, Canada.

A stunning male Canada Warbler shows off his bright yellow and blue plumage, and the black necklace marking that distinguishes him from other warblers.

Small and seemingly delicate Bonaparte’s Gulls glide above the raging waters of the Niagara River, looking for fish being churned up by the current, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

A juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker clings to the side of a tree where it drilled little sap wells, where it eats the sap that drips out of the holes.

An American Tree Sparrow, common in Ontario in the winter, peers at me through a small window in the cornstalks that were blowing in a cold northern wind. These sparrows breed in the high arctic tundra, and spend their winters in rural southern Canada and the Unites States, gobbling up spilled corn and grain.

A Sandhill Crane takes some personal time to preen its feathers in a beautiful field full of daisies, buttercups and other wildflowers on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.

A perky little Bay-breasted Warbler poses quickly on a piece of driftwood on the beach at the Tip of Point Pelee National Park, Canada.

A banded Peregrine Falcon swoops down towards the water in an attempt to pick up a dead Bufflehead duck she dropped in Lake Ontario.

A Gadwall drake enjoys a boisterous bath, shaking his wings and sending water droplets flying in call directions, sparkling in the sun like diamonds.

The bright and starkly-marked plumage of this Magnolia Warbler really stands out agains the grey background on this dreary day in Point Pelee National Park, Canada.

A pair of Bald Eagles appear to mirror each other as they perch in a pine tree on the side of a mountain. This image was taken from below in a boat on a pristine lake in northern Ontario, Canada.

A young Common Raven poses for a split second on a clump of seaweed at low tide in the Bay of Fundy, where ravens and many other species of birds and animals forage for stranded marine animals to feast on, such as crabs, fish and other mollusks.

A dapper Mallard drake has a post-bath preen, the emerald feathers on his head even more vibrant fro being slick and wet.

A Cooper’s Hawk begins the de-feathering process after catching and killing a House Sparrow, as seen through a window in the branches of a pine tree in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A Common Loon surfaces in the serene lake waters which are green with reflected foliage, taken in Northern Ontario.

A beautiful pair of Rock Pigeons - one a cool blue and the other a warm copper - convene on the Burlington Lift Bridge near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with the falling snow adding a pleasant element to an industrial scene.

A male Blue-grey Gnatcatcher plucks some fluffy nesting material off of the d=trunk of a dead tree to contribute to building its nest. These birds are very difficult to. photograph because they are constantly moving around, but this one stopped for a second to complete this important task.

A young Ring-billed Gull in transitional plumage hovers over the waves while fishing in Lake Ontario. Taken in Humber Bay Park in Toronto, Canada.

A female American Robin looks straight towards the camera as her hungry, freshly-hatched chicks beg for food with mouths gaping open. It is important not to linger around nests upon discovery, in case the parent bird is scared off during a critical time.

A pair of Redhead ducks rest on an ice shelf in a marina in winter. Large numbers of these ducks gather in Lake Ontario every winter and feed on vegetation in the local marina.

A beautiful Common Redpoll of the finch family clings to a stalk of Goldenrod to eat the tiny, fluffy seeds in winter. The bird’s conspicuous red cap shines in the late afternoon winter light.

The stunning, sunny yellow and crisp black and white plumage of the male American Goldfinch in breeding season is second to none. This bird was so obliging to show off while perched on a sumach branch.

A wild Red-tailed Hawk landed next tome one cold winter day after it had caught a pigeon. It was an unbelievable experience that allowed me to respectfully get closeups of the bird as I backed away. You can see me in the reflections of its eye, kneeling down in the snow next to a fence.