Much like the shape and build of many different birds, they also have varying differences in the make-up of their feet across different species. While there are actually a wide variety of foot types across bird species, there are two main types that can be found across most of the popular species we view here […]

Walk outside on any given spring morning and you will undoubtedly be treated to the pleasing songs of your local birds, most likely trying to attract a mate. As birders, we spend countless hours listening to these beautiful songs and try to commit them to memory to help us with identification. While the majority of […]

When we think of pollination we immediately associate images of bumblebees going flower to flower, transferring pollen from the anther to the stigma and enabling the fertilization and reproduction of some of our favourite plants and flowers. What is a surprise to some is that hummingbirds also play a large role in the pollination of […]

The beautiful straight and sturdy trunk of the rock elm tree makes it the heaviest and strongest elm species on Earth today. Due to its sturdy nature, this tree has been harvested for years commercially to create items like pianos, hockey sticks, ships, home building and various furniture designs. Unfortunately because of these commercial uses, […]

The orange plumage is perhaps a more wonderful sight than that of hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. Standing between 2nd and 3rd base for years playing for a Major League Baseball team named after this now famous songbird. The Baltimore Oriole treats bird watchers with its blaze orange colouring and its sweet songs that […]

Much like their inhabitants, hummingbird nests can be quite difficult to locate and identify. As you can imagine, the size of the nest of a hummingbird is actually quite small and can easily be missed, even by the most trained eye. The reason they are so difficult to find goes beyond just the size of […]

Stumbling across a stranded or abandoned baby bird can immediately tug on the heartstrings of many birders. As conservationists and bird lovers, we naturally want to do everything we can to help bird populations flourish for many generations to come. The fact of the matter is, in many cases, these solo birds are rarely lost […]

As birders, we’ve all been there; either catching a glimpse of a unique bird flying past or hearing a unique and unknown song while in your home, backyard or out in the field. For most of us, it can become a mad, but quiet dash to identify the bird and possibly snap a photograph if […]