BIRDS OF ONTARIO Photo Gallery by Kevin Fasken at pbase.com

BIRDS OF ONTARIO

These are some Ontario birds which I have been lucky enough to see and photograph. The birds in this gallery are all free and wild. I add new photos as I get them, so check back every once in a while to see new stuff. If you are interested I also have a CANADIAN ANIMALS gallery and a ZOO PICTURES gallery. Please feel free to check them out! Enjoy :)

K.F.

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WAXWING	GRAY JAY 2009 #1	GRAY JAY 2009 #2	GRAY JAY 2009 #3	GRAY JAY 2009 #4
GRAY JAY 2009 #5	GRAY JAY 2009 #6	GRAY JAY 2009 #7	INTO FLIGHT	SLEEPY BOREAL
SAW-WHET FACE	TREE TOP SNOWY	SPRUCE GROUSE	HERON IN WATER	TEAL & REFLECTIONS
CALLING FROM A TAMARACK	COWBIRD LOOKS AROUND	COWBIRD ON THIN BRANCH	PORTRAIT OF A DOVE	WINTER GADWALL
CARDINAL WATCHES FROM THE BRANCHES	SHORE BIRD LEAVES TRACKS IN THE MUD	LARGE, LOUD AND PROUD	WHITE WATER PADDLER	TRUMPETER ON THE MOVE
ANOTHER TURKEY ENCOUNTER	MUTE SWAN WITH CYGNET	TRUMPETER PAIR	TRUMPETER PORTRAIT	WINTER MALE CARDINAL
WINTER FEMALE CARDINAL	SAW-WHET IN CEDAR	WAITING CHICKADEE	BILL FULL	SUNSET CORMORANT
GREAT BLUE TAKE-OFF	DUCK IN A TREE	ITCHY HERON	HERON IN THE MARSH #1	HERON IN THE MARSH #2

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Faye		22-Jan-2012 18:00
Hi, About a year ago I let my dogs out in the backyard in the early morning and I saw a huge bird fly by. I quietly called my dogs in thinking it could swoop down and fly away with one of my dogs and my dogs are not small, that is how big this bird was. When my dogs were safe in the house, I quietly went back out and the bird was sitting in the tree next store, He easily would have come up to my thigh. He looked like a hawk, brown with white tipped feathers, his wing span was enormous,so I'm thinking how could this be a hawk,aren't they fairly small? Anyway, could you please tell me what kind of bird this is? The image of it still blows my mind, it was an awesome sight. Thank you.Faye

Phil Stillman		06-Oct-2011 15:10
I have recently visited Canada, touring around Ontaria especially Toronto area. I have taken some nice pics of wildlife but did not know some of the type names. Thanks to your site I now have all the bird type names I need. Thanks very much - Canada is a wonderous country you must be very proud.

Merrie		15-Aug-2011 12:23
Kevin this summer we have noticed birds nesting in our field they flew up when my hsband was cutting the hay they are black with white all the way from their head to end of the tail about the size of a robin. Merrie

Merrie		15-Aug-2011 12:22
Kevin this summer we have noticed birds nesting in our field they flew up when my hsband was cutting the hay they are black with white all the way from their head to end of the tail about the size of a robin. Merrie

Heather Thompson		14-Aug-2011 19:50
We have a feeder in the back yard and we are getting some birds that are small like a barn swollow , there chest and heads are bright red and the backs are brown and a line down the side that is black what would they be does anyone know. thank u

Elle		04-Aug-2011 03:15
Big smiles. I randomly came across your site looking for bird themed fabric to make a shower curtain. Seems I took a wrong turn and ended up here. What a treat, thank you for displaying your amazzing photos.

george		31-Jul-2011 02:25
last emaill brid is i size of a black brid george

george		31-Jul-2011 02:22
hello just seen a brid which i have not seen black head an throat also wing the breast yellow an stomach an tail 1 or 2 feather .When it take off flying the underside all yellow . O one other thing each side of the breast size i dine redish orange . Hope you can tall me the name of is brid thank you George

george		31-Jul-2011 02:22
hello just seen a brid which i have not seen black head an throat also wing the breast yellow an stomach an tail 1 or 2 feather .When it take off flying the underside all yellow . O one other thing each side of the breast size i dine redish orange . Hope you can tall me the name of is brid thank you George

Pat Millington		24-Jun-2011 13:51
I've just learned of an Albino Robin seen by a number of folks in the small town of Trout Creek Ontario. (This is South of North Bay). The young robin is totally white with pink eyes, one of three that had been from the same nest. Is this very common?? Pat Millington

Guest		04-Jun-2011 13:44
Stunning shots Kevin. What lens is required to get these pictures?

Lorraine		04-Jun-2011 13:41
Please tell us what camera and lens you use for these stunning shots. Please, pretty please!

emilyzavitz		29-May-2011 02:01
You're pictures are now my 'go to' for identification. Beautiful. I searched the web over trying to identify the grossbeak and it wasn't until I found your picture.

Pat		20-May-2011 16:18
Sharon, That sounds like it might be a Harrier Hawk. I had noticed them before but now there seems to be a huge number of them in my area.

k.wilson		18-May-2011 21:29
just seen a blue bird wow

Guest		14-May-2011 13:17
Leonard, the bird is a northern flicker

Leonard Houle		04-May-2011 01:46
Help for the last two days I have seen a bird in my front yard eating seeds from my pine tree. this bird is best discribed as a small Rough Grouse(about the size of a large morning dove) with a long beak use for digging in my lawn the difference is that it has a red triangle on the back of it's head and a black patch on a white chest can anyone tell me the name of this bird and what I can feed it ? E/mail me at lenberniehoule@sympatico.ca I live near Sudbury Ontario Canada Thank you

Leonard Houle		04-May-2011 01:46
Help for the last two days I have seen a bird in my front yard eating seeds from my pine tree. this bird is best discribed as a small Rough Grouse(about the size of a large morning dove) with a long beak use for digging in my lawn the difference is that it has a red triangle on the back of it's head and a black patch on a white chest can anyone tell me the name of this bird and what I can feed it ? E/mail me at lenberniehoule@sympatico.ca I live near Sudbury Ontario Canada Thank you

sharon		25-Apr-2011 11:56
we have a mystery bird, it appears and one thinks, a seagull, then a second look no, it's light grey turns white in summer, with a definate black band of finger tip wings, head much like a hawk, chubby head, it will hunt the wetland but prefers the fields, swooping down to catch it's prey? any ideas? large like a hawk as well?

bruce		24-Apr-2011 14:25
i seen a bird was dark grey back belly was ligth grey.small bill.about size of woodpecker.thank you dale

SJ		28-Mar-2011 17:07
I was hoping to get a bird identified. I was driving near Belleville Ontario when I noticed a bird on the road. I got out to see if it was OK. It then woke up and flew away. It had the body somewhat like a mourning dove but an unusual beck. It was long and narrow. Any idea on what it was? I have never seen one like it before.

guest		27-Feb-2011 19:29
I have 2 pics. of a bird and I don"t know what it is? To whom do I send it to to get the information. Only saw it for 2 days and it disappeared?

kelly		12-Feb-2011 03:35
well i live in Markham, Ontario and yesterday febuary 10 or 2011 my father saw a bird like none other, with a wing span of four feet ,give or take a couple inches and the beak was curved and yellow ... ish but the most distinctive thing that my dad remembers about it was red specks that you could see from the behind but I'm not sure if it was on its back or its wings. b.t.w it was brown. every website that i've encountered cannot show me the description i was looking for and with great difficulty google can't give me an answer either! b.t.w anything as close to that as possible this desciption. i was definite it was a bird of prey (but don't rule out any other types of birds) because we put bird food out for our local birds and the large fam. of birds now live beside our house in a bush made of vines but anyways the unidentified bird was probably waiting for the birds to come back until my dad saw it. Thank you if you can solve this mystery kelly age (very young

kelly		12-Feb-2011 03:08
sorry theres lots of mitakes on the last comment, my bad

kelly		12-Feb-2011 03:07
soo my I've seen some bird in my life and one day my Father describe a bird like none i've never seen or heard about. well i live in ontario and i was wondering if there is any large and i mean large bird that has red specks on its wings or its back. well my father said the wingspan was about 4 feet and every website i've encountered so far cant seem to match the description and I knwo that this isnt much to go on but can somebody help me solve what my father saw. Post Script- the beak was curved and yellow ... ish thank you kelly age 13

Jim Simpson		27-Jan-2011 16:07
I woke this morning to find my bird feeder on the ground. Strange tracks in the snow. Looka like a hand print minus the thumb and no palm just 4 fingers? Any ideas?

Shirley		22-Jan-2011 16:49
Kevin, can I ask what camera and lens you use for these pics please? They are beautiful. Shirley

Karen		22-Jan-2011 14:39
Hi, Just got my first birdfeeder and I'm trying to identify my visitors. These photos were very helpful. helped my identify a downy woodpecker this morning /thanks

Edwina		19-Jan-2011 16:34
about a month ago birds came to my juniper tree, seemed to be eating the berries. I don't know what kind of birds they were. Apeered to be a light brown with a pale yellow chest, the ail had a very bright band of yellow on it, they also had feathers on their heads like a cardinal and the blue jay. Does anyone have any ideas what kind of bird this is?

marylou		18-Jan-2011 14:07
Does anyone answer these posts? I too,have a bird at my feeder that I cannot identify. He is brown in colour with white specs and a green tinge. His belly is black with white spots. He has short tail feathers and a long beak. He is bigger than a sparrow but smaller than a dove. Any ideas? He comes by himself everyday.

Kevin Fasken		19-Dec-2010 12:37
Pauline, all of the books which I have seen are just about "Birds of Ontario" or "Birds of Canada", but not specifically for a certain area in Ontario. Of course that doesn't mean that such books don't exist, but I just don't know of any. I am sorry I can't help you. Thank you for visiting my gallery :)

pauline		09-Dec-2010 14:19
would you know where to find a book about birds of northwestern Ontario, thunder bay region I can't find anything and don't want a book filled with the southern ontario birds. Appreciate if you could help. thanks

Guest		08-Dec-2010 06:33
Great pictures! Thanks very much for sharing them.

Nancy		08-Nov-2010 13:12
Thank you Kevin for the beautiful pictures.I live in Val Caron, North of Sudbury and love to feed/look at the birds at my feeders. Yesterday, i noticed i had some grey jays hanging around and they later perched high up in my pines. I had to research them. that is how I came across your webpage ... defenitily a keeper.

Guest		05-Nov-2010 15:04
Amazing birds! I learned a few species, too. Thanks for posting this gallery!

gail		17-Jul-2010 00:26
wow what lovely shots...thank you for doing this

Melanie Blue		31-May-2010 21:46
Great Pictures! You have a wonderful gift! I have an identification question. Parents live near Sauble Beach Ontario. They have a spring fed pond on thier property. A water bird has nested and succesfully hatched ~ 10 babies (very recently as this weekend was the first time we have seen them). We have not tried to get very close to her as this is the first time anything has nested there. The adult looks very much like a loon however it has a white or very light coloured body with a red/orange neck and head. I have looked a some pictures of the canvasback duck, but I don't think that is what it is. Any thoughts??

Jennifer Robbins		31-May-2010 02:32
Dear Kevin We live in Millbrook, Ontario. We are surrounded by hay fields. We have been listening to the oddest sounding thing out in the tall grass - at first we thought it was a bullfrog because of the ponds in the fields; however, tonight we were able to catch a glimpse of a large brown and black bird (obviously nesting as it's been in the same place for a couple of weeks now). It has a three or four syllable call and it seems to puff it's neck and head up and out while calling. Would you happen to have any idea what kind of bird this might be. I've googled everything under the sun and have had no luck identifying this. Please email us back if you can help. Thank you so much for your help - by the way, your pictures are truly awesome. Steve and Jen Robbins

Leah--11		22-May-2010 13:09
I liked your pictures. Will you put more up?

Tami		10-May-2010 01:19
Beautiful Photos

Sue armstrong		03-May-2010 22:53
Nice pictures I just had to check and see what bird I just saw on the tree outside and it was a grosbeak, I am glad you could help me Kevin

Frances Mitchell		25-Mar-2010 16:08
i just seen this bird for the first time and i dont know what it is . its body is all black the head is white with black spacks. between the head and back of its neck it had some telik blue. can you tell me what type of bird this is

jkyuj		25-Mar-2010 00:33
asome birds

NJ Emard		14-Mar-2010 18:13
Incredible pictures, such awesome talent. Thank you for all the info.

DAVID RETALLICK		31-Jan-2010 17:57
We have a bird coming to our feeders within a flock of yellow finches.It is larger than them and has a large red msk in front of the eyes and at the base of the beak.It also has a large yellow coloured patch at the end of the wings.I can't find it in the BIRDS OF ONTARIO ?

DAVID RETALLICK		31-Jan-2010 17:56
We have a bird coming to our feeders with in a flock of yellow finches.It is larger than them and has a large red msk in front of the eyes and at the base of the beak.It also has a large yellow coloured patch at the end of the winks.I can't find it in the BIRDS OF ONTARIO ?

Jim		25-Jan-2010 18:14
Hello...and thanks for reading my mail. I have some pictures of a redheaded woodbecker and what appears to be a hawk that I took in my yard in Wallacetown Ontario. How do I get them to you? I'm assuming of course you would like to see them. Thanks...Jim.

Suzanne in Welland, ON		11-Jan-2010 22:26
Thanks for the beautiful pictures of God's creation Kevin! Your site helped me confirm that I have Mourning Doves (I guessed it was some type of dove) camping outside my apartment balcony in the trees. First I saw 3 two days ago and I took about 50 pictures of one of them. Today the whole family of about 15 and I took some more pics. I don't have your lens so they are only good enough for me.

Cheryl		09-Jan-2010 16:24
I have a bird at my feeder that I cannot identify. He is brown in colour with white specs and a green tinge. His belly is black with white spots. He has short tail feathers and a long beak. He is bigger than a sparrow but smaller than a dove. Any ideas? He comes by himself everyday.

Kevin Fasken		27-Jul-2009 16:08
Sandy, the most common yellow bird in our area is the American Goldfinch, but they have black on their wings and head. If the bird was entirely yellow it could be a Yellow Warbler. I have a picture of one in my "Other Birds..." Gallery that you can check out, or Google it for better pics.

Sandy		27-Jul-2009 02:58
H! I live in Toronto and yesterday I looked across the street and saw a very small bird which was all bright yellow. I could not get close enough to see its beak. Does anyone have any ideas.

Dorothy Armstrong		20-Jul-2009 15:32
Great Pictures I have seen a Northern Cardinal in my back yard now I know what it was! Thankyou for the pictures it sure helps in naming the birds in the Niagara Region.

Dorothy Armstrong		20-Jul-2009 15:30
Great Pictures I have seen a Northern Cardinal in my back yard now I know what it was! Tahnkyou for the pictures it sure helps in naming the birds in the Niagara Region.

Kevin Fasken		09-Jul-2009 15:44
Irene C. - look up the Eastern Meadowlark and see if this is the bird you are seeing by your barn. It is the only one that I could find that sort of matches your description. Maureen - interesting story, I wish I could have captured that with my camera :) Thank you both for checking out my gallery!

maureen		09-Jul-2009 01:14
I have been seeing the eagle in the hay field behind my house the nest is on the grand river.Im about 15kils from the nest in march I sawthe eagle dive on to a hawk he put him to the ground and then another hawk flew at him and the hawk on the ground got away the eagle was just sitting there he was about 20 feet from my kitchen window; I went outside I was about 10 feet from him he just raised his wings flew off I have never seen anything like this/

maureen		09-Jul-2009 01:14
I have been seeing the eagle in the hay field behind my house the nest is on the grand river.Im about 15kils from the nest in march I sawthe eagle dive on to a hawk he put him to the ground and then another hawk flew at him and the hawk on the ground got away the eagle was just sitting there he was about 20 feet from my kitchen window; I went outside I was about 10 feet from him he just raised his wings flew off I have never seen anything like this/

Irene C.		24-Jun-2009 21:45
we have a bird that we see by our barn quite frequently and we are trying to find out what kind of bird it is. It has a yellow belly. the wings are a light brown and my husband says it has stripes on its head. I think it may be atree swallow but not sure. Do you know what kind of bird it may be. Thanks. IYC

Norma Teigen Matheson On		09-Jun-2009 17:09
Fantastic site, hope you continue to post your wonderful shots. Wildlife photography has fast become a hobby I enjoy year round. Have shots of so many different birds coming to the North -- some I can't identify so I appreciate sites like yours to help me out -- along with a number of bird books I have -- your photos are wonderful!! Norma Teigen, Matheson, Ont.

Guest		06-May-2009 23:19
Thanks Kevin for ths shots. I'm a bird watcher in the making :) Our home backs onto a ravine and we get alot of birds coming onto our deck for food, Your pics were helpful in identifying some feathers in our yard. keep up the hobbie pal.

Lynne		22-Apr-2009 00:58
Great Bird Shots Kevin, Inspiring to me as an amature photographer in North Bay Ontario

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Bill McMullen		12-Mar-2009 13:55
Great gallery Kevin. I really like the owls. V.

darlene		07-Mar-2009 07:44
hello, your pictures are really good. i wish i was a great photogapher like you. i really like the chickadee and the woodduck pictures. oh yeah, and the turkey's and the carndinals. I LOVE YOU WORK!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB ON THE PHOTO'S!!!

avalon		07-Mar-2009 07:41
hello

Dolly Syrette		03-Mar-2009 14:17
Beautiful pictures...I seen one the other day...it was a very small bird but with a red head...the size of a blackbird...would you know the name of the species?

Guest		03-Mar-2009 14:14
Beautiful pictures...I seen one the other day...it was a very small bird but with a red head...the size of a blackbird...would you know the name of the species?

Steve		01-Nov-2008 03:21
Beautiful Gallery . Nice shots good size and format Thank You ! I enjoyed it !

Helen Martin		31-May-2008 22:31
Wonderful pictures. You where a big help. Today i seen a Baltimore oriole and just had to find out what it was. Thank you for the help.Keep up the great work.

Glenn		17-May-2008 11:50
Great photos

Tracy Burton		21-Apr-2008 13:18
Wow outstanding site!

Kevin Fasken		18-Apr-2008 01:10
I really don't know of any websites for identification of bird species, but I am sure if you Googled "Bird Identification", some sites would come up that would be helpful to you. I personally use a variety of bird books and field guides to identify the birds I photograph. Sorry I can't be of more help. Thanks for stopping by to check out my gallery :)

brady poll		09-Apr-2008 21:05
i seen a bird yester day but it wasent in your pics so do you have any idea of where else i should look ?

Bonnie		31-Mar-2008 23:22
Absolutely fabulous. I'll be sharing these with our Cub pack.

Irene		21-Mar-2008 15:48
I love birds. Its amazing how they can fly so far, like during the migration. You picked a great subject to photograph! Keep up the great work!

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		18-Aug-2007 17:38
Great gallery keep up the good work. Ben.

Callie de Wet		25-Jul-2007 20:47
Lovely critters and birdies! Good work, nice veriety V

Kevin Fasken		25-Jul-2007 20:36
Thank you Cath :)

Cath in Watson's Corners		24-Jul-2007 14:30
Great pics . . . keep up the good work!

Aivar Mikko		05-Mar-2007 16:20
Interesting and rich gallery of well composed shots. V.

Guest		19-Mar-2006 03:22
Very cool! I have never even seen an owl in the wild before. Wood duck is cool too!

Bill Ko		13-Feb-2006 06:04
Super job on this gallery!

Ashley Hockenberry		10-Feb-2006 02:06
Excellent gallery

Kevin Fasken		08-Feb-2006 14:35
Nick, the barred owl in these pictures was quite tame and willing to pose. He was more interested in catching dinner than in the photographers around him. I was able to get quite close with a 500mm lens to get the head shots. Thank you for your nice comments!

Nick Richter		08-Feb-2006 02:36
Nice barred owl shots! How did you get the head shots?

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