Peter’s posts on his blog mybirdoftheday.ca include these merlins (a species of small falcon), who took over a crow’s nest in their front yard. The first photo is the youngster, at about three months old, on July 10, 2023, flight […]
Peter Thoem has been out birding. These Pine Warbler shots were taken on July 19, 2023. “It sang musically, it ventured down quite low, low enough for [Peter] to get several good photos, and it was decidedly colourful.” Check out […]
Peter Thoem is “part of a team of birders who walk defined routes many times a week, compiling lists and counts of all birds seen and heard. We’re gathering data for Canada’s Royal Botanical Gardens on whose lands these routes […]
Here is a photo from Peter Thoem of an Indigo Bunting, taken May 22, 2023. Peter has been creating his blog for about ten years now and if you haven’t already, please check it out at mybirdoftheday.ca.
Peter Thoem has described these birds as “eye candy” and we wholeheartedly agree. Check out his blog at mybirdoftheday.ca.
We thank Peter Thoem for continuing his My Bird of the Day blog and sharing with us his observations and photos as he explores Burlington and the surrounding area. Here is a male Magnolia Warbler, “in brilliant breeding colour: black, […]
Local birder Peter Thoem takes amazing photos of area birds and writes an interesting blog that you can subscribe to on his website, www.mybirdoftheday.ca. Here are a few of his photos, including a rough-legged hawk. Thanks for sharing, Peter!
Peter Thoem also travels and captures beautiful birds in a variety of locations. This fall, he has been to Denmark and shares this photo of sanderlings taken in October.
On October 6, 2022, Peter Thoem enjoyed seeing a variety of birds in his Burlington backyard. Here is a hermit thrush photo he took that day.
On September 14, Peter Thoem saw an American white pelican at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Here is a photo of a group of them that he took about ten years ago at the same location.
