Life’s Little Mysteries

Extinction. Evolution. The meaning of life. Whys is the fruit mix always on the bottom of the yogurt container?! These things are just some of life’s little mysteries and, while confounding as all get out, pale in comparison to the ultimate mystery that is sure to crop up in the life of any birder.

WTF kind of bird is that?!

The Recovery Series – Caution! Artists At Play (Pt1)

This time Mikah and I headed out to Queen Elizabeth Park in beautiful Vancouver British Columbia to catch some ducks and see what other fun we could drum up. Almost immediately I caught sight of this fascinating fellow and unearthed a mystery I need your help to solve!

The Recovery Series – A World Of My Own (Pt2)

It may only be a crow gazing off into the wild blue yonder but as you can see above it has left me so unbelievably happy I sound like a bad parody of Dr Seuss. And as I sat the more and more opportunities for pursuing my mad love of ornithology presented themselves.

The Recovery Series – A World Of My Own (Pt1)

One day as I watched the crows at their morning antics it struck me. Those were birds! They had feathers, and flew through the air, and squawked! That was what a bird did! Quickly I ran inside and grabbed my trusty camera.

The Recovery Series – A Lesson Learned (Pt 2)

Mikah became fascinated with the stones that made up a nearby overpass. The above capture is I think, quite signature of her style and a truly amazing interplay between many elements all balanced perfectly for one moment

The Recovery Series -A Lesson Learned (Pt 1)

…the condition that had taken my hearing was far more advanced than we had thought. Me being me I continued along alright and immediately wanted to de-stress by doing what?

You guessed it. Birdwatching!

A Walk On The Wild Side

Today’s second post is about the fabulous Stanley Park in beautiful British Columbia Canada. I am blessed to live very close to this park with its multitude of habitats, abundance of birds, flora and fauna and it’s storied history. I love this place and I think others will too so I thought I’d share a…

Not What I Was Expecting To Find

Often on my walks I will see an interesting bird perched somewhere my camera is not pointing. So I make a desperate try to get the camera round in time without scaring off the bird only to discover  I’ve taken yet another shot of empty bloody air – or if I was especially spry –…

The Journey Begins

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” Lao Tzu Sometimes I wonder about this journey I’m on. In the beginning I asked all the usual questions such as “Why me?” and “Where did I go wrong?” I was unable or unwilling to admit that losing my hearing was not the end…