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BIRD PICTURES

(Last update : 2009-07-01, 285 species, 2047 photos, 8 artworks)


What marvelous winged creatures,

symbols of liberty and happiness,

while your wings may be small

your flight is boundless!...


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* * * U P D A T E S * * *

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ARCHIVES (chronological) :



Everglades 2009-01 (Florida)
2006-12 à 2007-12 (Quebec, Ontario, Florida)
Point-pelee 2007-05 (Ontario)
2006-06 to 2006-11 (Quebec)
2006-05 (Quebec)
Pointe-Pelee 2006-05 (Ontario)
2006-02 to 2006-04(Quebec)

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VISUAL INDEX (166 species)

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Click on this mosaic to obtain a visual index
giving access to a selection of the most beautiful bird pictures

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ALPHABETICAL AND VISUAL INDEX (285 species)


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Instantaneous visual ID available for species with this pointer :

Just move your mouse pointer over them.

Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) - 2008-05-31
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) - 2006-09-23
American Coot (Fulica americana) - 2007-01-27
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) - 2009-06-27
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) - 2005-05-07
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) - 2009-06-23
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - 2007-01-19
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - 2009-05-13
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) - 2009-06-18
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) - 2007-03-17
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) - 2007-01-27
American Wigeon (Anas americana) - 2005-05-21
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) - 2009-01-03
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaca)
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - 2007-04-01
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - 2008-06-27 + Artwork
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - 2006-06-19
Barn Owl - 2005-02-26 (Tyto alba)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - 2009-06-25
Barred Owl (Strix varia) - 2007-02-25
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea) - 2009-06-10
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - 2009-06-06
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - 2009-05-22
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - 2007-02-04
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca) - 2009-05-17
Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus) - 2008-11-30
Black Crowned-Crane (Balearica pavonina)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - 2007-07-24
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) - 2007-07-12
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) - 2005-06-04
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) - 2007-06-02
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens) - 2009-06-11
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens) - 2006-11-26
Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) - 2009-05-31
Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata) - 2007-06-08
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - 2009-03-21
Blue-diademed Motmot (Momotus momota) - 2007-07-08
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) - 2007-06-27
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) - 2009-06-17
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) - 2007-01-27
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) - 2006-05-17
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus) - 2006-05-10
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) - 2009-06-27
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) - 2006-06-02
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) - 2009-04-13 + Artwork
Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) - 2005-05-04
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) - 2005-04-16
Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilius) - 2006-12-06
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) - 2006-11-26
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) - 2007-06-11
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidenalis) - 2006-12-28
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) - 2007-04-29
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) - 2007-02-07
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) - 2006-08-12
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - 2009-05-24 + Artwork
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) - 2006-05-29
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) - 2006-03-28
Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina) - 2007-06-08
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) - 2007-05-07
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) - 2009-05-16
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - 2007-01-08
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) - 2006-04-09
Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) - 2009-05-14
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) - 2009-05-24
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) - 2007-06-03
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) - 2006-08-08
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) - 2006-05-31
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) - 2005-06-04
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) - 2007-04-19
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) - 2009-06-01
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - 2006-05-09
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - 2009-06-28
Common Murre (Uria aalge) - 2007-07-12
Common Peacock (Pavo cristatus) - 2007-01-06
Common Raven (Corvus corax) - 2006-08-06
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) - 2009-03-25
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago )
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - 2009-05-30
Common Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - 2007-03-29
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) - 2009-05-16
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) - 2007-05-20
Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus) - 2007-02-06
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) - 2008-11-15
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) - 2009-03-08
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) - 2009-05-27
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - 2006-05-18
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) - 2007-07-17
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) - 2008-05-25
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) - 2007-06-23
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) - 2009-06-27
Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) - 2006-12-20
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) - 2005-05-04
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) - 2005-03-26
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - 2007-04-08
Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) - 2005-05-02
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) - 2008-11-08
Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus) - 2006-12-05
Fulvous Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) - 2007-02-04
Gadwall (Anas strepera) - 2007-06-14
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) - 2007-07-11
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) - 2005-03-19
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - 2007-02-04
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) - 2006-04-13
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - 2007-04-06
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) - 2006-05-07
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - 2008-06-01
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) - 2007-08-20
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - 2009-06-09 + Artwork
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) - 2006-08-05
Great Egret (Ardea alba) - 2009-03-08
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) - 2005-03-26
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - 2009-03-15
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) - 2006-12-31
Greater Roadrunner, (Geococcyx californianus) - 2006-08-03
Greater Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) - 2007-08-20
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) - 2009-05-04
Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis) - 2007-03-17
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - 2009-01-25
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) - 2005-04-10
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) - 2005-06-04
Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) - 2006-12-04
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) - 2007-05-31
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) - 2007-08-20
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) - 2007-03-10
Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) - 2006-05-02
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) - 2007-04-30
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) - 2007-03-18
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) - 2009-07-01
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - 2009-04-17
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) - 2009-05-16
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) - 2007-03-10
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) - 2008-05-15
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - 2008-06-24
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) - 2006-04-01
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica) - 2007-07-14
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Least Bittern (Exobrychus exilis) - 2007-07-21
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) - 2006-06-03
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - 2007-06-12
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) - 2006-05-17
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) - 2007-01-05
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) - 2009-06-02
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - 2009-06-27
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) - 2007-01-01
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) - 2007-01-28
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) - 2006-11-06
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - 2009-04-23
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) - 2009-05-14
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) - 2005-02-06
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) - 2009-06-06
Merlin (Falco columbarius) - 2006-03-27
Military Macaw (Ara militaris) - 2007-04-15
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - 2007-10-29
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - 2009-06-27
Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) - 2007-05-17
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) - 2005-05-04
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) - 2009-05-26
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) - 2009-05-02
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) - 2007-08-14 + Artwork
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) - 2005-05-04
Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) - 2007-03-04
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - 2009-03-01
Northern Parula (Parula americana) - 2009-06-17
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - 2005-04-09
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2007-07-15
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) - 2006-12-09
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) - 2007-06-12
Northern Shrike (Lanius Ecubitor) - 2006-12-22
Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) - 2007-05-18
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) - 2009-05-28
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - 2009-01-03
Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) - 2007-06-21
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) - 2009-06-27
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) - 2006-03-12
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - 2007-02-18
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) - 2009-06-28
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) - 2007-07-15
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) - 2008-01-01
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) - 2006-09-10
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
Purple Martin(Progne subis) - 2006-05-11
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) - 2009-01-13
Razorbill (Alca torda) - 2005-04-02
Redhead (Aythya americana) - 2007-04-05
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) - 2009-05-30
Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) - 2007-01-08
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) - 2005-05-03
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) - 2007-08-07
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) - 2009-06-27
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) - 2007-05-09
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) - 2007-01-20
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - 2008-05-18 + Artwork
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) - 2009-06-09
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) - 2007-06-30
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) - 2006-04-29
Ringed Teal (Caollonetta leucophrys) - 2005-04-02
Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) - 2006-12-07
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - 2006-12-10
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) - 2007-01-20
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) - 2009-06-03
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) - 2006-10-13
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) - 2009-05-31
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) - 2006-05-14
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) - 2008-10-25
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) - 2006-08-09
Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) - 2006-12-12
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) - 2007-02-28
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) - 2007-06-16
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber )
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) - 2006-12-11
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) - 2009-05-18
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) - 2007-01-16
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) - 2005-05-06
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmus) - 2006-03-12
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) - 2005-08-28
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) - 2007-02-18
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) - 2007-01-27
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) - 2008-10-25
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) - 2009-04-18 + Artwork
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - 2007-01-18
Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) - 2008-04-19 + Artwork
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) - 2006-02-26
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) - 2009-06-20
Sora (Porzana carolina)
Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) - 2008-12-18
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) - 2009-06-05
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) - 2006-07-31
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) - 2007-05-13
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) - 2006-12-03
Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis) - 2006-12-07
Sun Parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis) - 2006-12-07
Swainson's Buzzard (Buteo swainsoni)
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo lagopus) - 2006-03-05
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) - 2009-05-31
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) - 2007-01-07
Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - 2009-05-09
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - 2009-01-11
Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor) - 2009-04-03
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - 2009-03-21
Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) - 2006-12-05
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) - 2009-05-27
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) - 2009-05-22
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) - 2006-05-25
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) - 2005-06-04
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) - 2006-08-06
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) - 2009-06-25
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) - 2009-06-01
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) - 2009-06-10
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) - 2007-01-23
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) - 2006-02-19
White-tailed Trogon (Trogon viridis) - 2007-03-10
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) - 2007-06-02
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) - 2007-04-05
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) - 2006-06-03
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) - 2008-05-31
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) - 2009-02-08
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) - 2007-06-10
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) - 2006-05-08
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) - 2008-05-12
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) - 2007-06-04
Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica) - 2005-05-06
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) - 2009-06-14

Ten tips for photographing birds:

  • 1. Most important: respect ethic code about bird observation (birding ethics).
  • 2. Best times for taking pictures: early morning or late afternoon.
         Try don't take pictures facing the Sun
  • 3. Use a telephoto lens of at least 300mm
  • 4. Use a stable tripod
  • 5. To find the best sites: look on the net (links on left-hand toolbar) or
         contact a bird watching club
  • 6. Be discreet: wear camouflage, stay hidden, remain silent and respect the birds
  • 7. Bring binoculars to find birds more easily
  • 8. Bring a bird guide book to identify birds you see
  • 9. Listen (learn to recognize the different songs)
  • 10. Be very patient...

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