You may be wondering why Peter Thoem chose the American Robin as his bird of the day, as these birds are a common sight in Burlington and the surrounding areas. As it happens, Thoem spotted these birds on August 18 […]
Peter Thoem describes this sighting of a Peregrine Falcon as “serendipitous,” as he was not actually on a birding trip when he spotted this bird and its similarly-aged friend, but rather sitting outside on an urban restaurant patio for lunch. […]
On another Hendrie Valley birding trip, Peter Thoem’s eye was caught by this Eastern Kingbird, hunting for insect prey to bring back to its nest. Says Thoem on his website, My Bird of the Day, “There’s something quite perfect about […]
This summer, Peter Thoem spotted a Great Blue Heron in Hendrie Valley, standing in a rather interesting pose, wings dropped and spread open at the elbows. Though he described it rather colourfully (see his website, My Bird of the Day, […]
In June, Peter Thoem documented a sighting of a pair of Trumpeter Swans who had wandered away from their nest for a few minutes’ break on his website My Bird of the Day. He noted at the time that hatching […]
One of Peter Thoem’s June birds of the day (from his website, My Bird of the Day) was a hungry Blue-Headed Vireo, which Thoem managed to photograph the second the bird had caught its prey. Thoem noted that this insect […]
In just one birding trip to Princess Point this spring, Peter Thoem spotted this Yellow Warbler alongside the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird and Scarlet Tanager whose photos we posted last week (click here), as well as a pair of Eastern Kingbirds and […]
Peter Thoem caught images of these beautiful birds at a visit to Princess Point last month: a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird and a Scarlet Tanager. In his blog post for these particular sightings (on his My Bird of The Day website), Thoem […]
Head to the Art Gallery of Burlington (AGB) this weekend, on both Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, to check out the Arts Burlington Spring Sale. The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both […]
Earlier this month, The Human Race – Around the Bay premiered at the Art Gallery of Burlington; there was so much interest in this documentary, that the date had to be shifted to accommodate a larger crowd. The film and […]
