Capturing images of birds is a challenging, but rewarding experience for the photographer. Birds are constantly in motion, and it takes much skill and patience to get a good picture.
Canada has a great diversity of birds, with 462 species found in the country. Birdwatching, an increasingly popular activity, draws many visitors to Canada and is in many places an important part of the tourism industry.
The Atlantic coast is a hot spot to see vast numbers of Atlantic puffins, kittiwakes, gannets, murres and other sea birds. Nesting colonies on rocky islands provide natural refuges for many birds. Newfoundland and Labrador have several ecological reserves, which protect these critical breeding areas.
Canada’s north is a destination for many migrating birds, which breed in the Canadian arctic during the spring and summer months. Canada Geese, Swans and many other birds can be seen migrating north in the spring and south in the fall. Northern Canada also has many resident species (there all year), such as the northern hawk owl, and willow ptarmigan.
Birdwatchers are drawn to the west coast of British Columbia to see birds such as the large and majestic bald eagle. The Canadian Pacific coast is a major migratory route, and is teeming with bird life.
Point Pelee National Park in the province of Ontario is one of the best-known destinations for birders in Canada. The park has 370 species of birds and attracts upwards of 300,000 visitors a year.
All across Canada, forests, prairie, lakes, rivers and tundra offer habitat for many kinds of birds. An abundance of sea birds can be seen off of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Birdwatchers and photographers will return to Canada again and again to explore the amazing diversity of bird life.
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Funny Animal Atlantic Puffins These funny animals are Atlantic Puffins, Fratercula circticca, Newfoundland, Canada, North America. Funny animals in a group some proud of their prey: fresh fish. Atlantic puffins, Fratercula... |
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Picture Of A Grey Jay Bird Alberta A little grey jay bird taking a short rest in Alberta in Canada. Grey Jay Bird in Alberta, Canada. |
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Atlantic Puffins Newfoundland These cute little black and white birds known as Atlantic Puffins are the official bird of Newfoundland, Canada. These small Atlantic Puffins spend a majority of their time at sea and on occasion on the rock... |
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Puffin Pictures Fish Successful hunter: An atlantic Puffin with fresh fish, Fratercula circticca, Newfoundland, Canada, North America. Puffins are good hunters for fresh fish, Newfoundland. |
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Atlantic Puffin Newfoundland The official bird of Newfoundland is the Atlantic Puffin. Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula Circticca, Newfoundland, Canada. |
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Hyacinth Macaw Bird A beautiful colored bird to see is the Hyacinth Macaw and here this one peacefully sits on his branch in the Tropical Forest at the Biodome de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. A rare bird that is becoming harder to find, is the Hyacinth Macaw. A deep blue coloring, detailed... |
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Winter Willow Ptarmigan Bird Picture Camouflaged amongst the snowy tundra of Churchill, Manitoba a Willow Ptarmigan is one type of bird that is hard to spot in the winter around the Hudson Bay. During the winter months, a Willow Ptarmigan has plumage that is white in color to protect it from... |
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Canadian Geese Picture In this picture taken in Parc Omega in Montebello in Quebec, Canada a family of Canadian Geese swim in a line as the sun glistens off the water. A family of Canadian Geese take their swimming lessons for the day with their mother in the lead on... |
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Western Gull With Chicks Western Gull in nest with two spotted chicks. Photo of a Western Gull in a nest, standing over two chicks. The scientific name for the Western... |
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Owl An owl perches upon a branch in the snowy regions of North America. A Northern Hawk Owl lives in the Boreal Zones of North America and searches for food during the... |
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Cute Atlantic Puffin Picture Newfoundland Labrador A cute close up picture taken of an Atlantic Puffin as it rests on the sharp rocks on Bird Island in Newfoundland Labrador in Canada. A cute Atlantic Puffin sits peacefully atop Bird Island overlooking Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland... |
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Atlantic Puffin Profile Bird Island Newfoundland A profile of an Atlantic Puffin as it stands on the moss covered rock on Bird Island overlooking Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada. A profile picture of this Atlantic Puffin standing on Bird Island in Newfoundland, Canada allows us... |
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Atlantic Puffin Mates Bird Island Newfoundland Atlantic Puffin mates are what brings these cute birds back to the nesting grounds on Bird Island in Newfoundland, Canada every year. As a pair of Atlantic Puffins stand together appearing as mates while looking out over the waters... |
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Newfoundland Atlantic Puffins Bird Island Two Atlantic Puffins are at a standstill as they chat amongst themselves atop Bird Island in Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada. These two Atlantic Puffins who return to Bird Island in Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada,... |
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Gannets Newfoundland Gannets nesting on Bird Rock at Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland, Canada. Thousands of Gannets nest on Bird Rock in the Avalon Peninsula at Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve... |
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Adult Atlantic Puffin Bird Island Colony An adult Atlantic Puffin prepares to take flight from the rocks atop Bird Island in Newfoundland, Canada leaving its colony for a short period of time. With a wingspan between fifty and sixty centimeters, this adult Atlantic Puffin will take to the... |
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Atlantic Puffin Flight Newfoundland Canada Two Atlantic Puffins watch as one of their companions opens its wing with hopes of taking flight from Bird Island in Newfoundland, Canada. As this Atlantic Puffin puffs up his feathers and spreads his wings atop Bird Island in Bonavista... |
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Canada Geese Parents With Goslings Lake Erie Shoreline The parents which tend to these cute Canada Geese goslings, keep their young close by while swimming along the shoreline of Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada. Two Canada Geese parents take their seven goslings for a swim amongst the marsh reeds growing along... |
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Pelicans Pelicans sitting along the lake in the Qu'Appelle Valley in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lakes, rivers and marshlands around the Qu'Appelle Valley in Saskatchewan, Canada is where Pelicans... |
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Bonavista Bay Atlantic Puffins Newfoundland Canada Standing proud above Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada, three Atlantic Puffins find pleasure at Bird Island during breeding season. Three Atlantic Puffins stand proudly atop Bird Island in Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada... |
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Atlantic Puffin Colony Bird Island Newfoundland A colony of Atlantic Puffin return to Bird Island just off the shore from Cape Bonavista Lighthouse in Newfoundland, Canada every year. The rugged rocks of Bird Island in Newfoundland, Canada is where this colony of Atlantic Puffin... |
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Marsh Boardwalk Canadian Geese Goslings Leamington Ontario Visitors to the Marsh Boardwalk in Point Pelee National Park in Leamington, Ontario in the spring can often see cute, fluffy Canadian Geese goslings scouring the surface of Lake Erie. As cute as these seven Canadian Geese goslings appear while feeding and swimming on Lake Erie in... |
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Atlantic Puffins Colony Coastal Shores Bird Island Newfoundland The coastal shores where Bird Island is located in Newfoundland, Canada, makes the ideal place for the colony of Atlantic Puffins to nest and breed. Overlooking the coastal shores of Bonavista Bay along the Discovery Trail in Newfoundland, Canada,... |
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Willow Ptarmigan Winter Tundra Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba Barely visible against the snow covered landcape near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Willow Ptarmigan forages on the frozen tundra during the winter. The Willow Ptarmigan has a plumage which changes to pure white in the winter creating the perfect... |
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Atlantic Puffins Group Bonavista Peninsula Newfoundland A small group of Atlantic Puffins find life atop the cliff around Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada a very peaceful location for their nesting grounds. The rock cliffs of Bird Island around the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada is where... |
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Red Winged Blackbird Picture Niagara Falls River Ontario Overlooking the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Ontario in Canada, a male species of the Red-winged Blackbird rests on a bare tree. The black plumage and red shoulder with the yellow bar on the wing of a Red-winged Blackbird, is a... |
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Atlantic Puffins Nesting Grounds Bird Island Newfoundland The nesting grounds on Bird Island in Newfoundland, Canada is where this colony of Atlantic Puffins can be seen every year during breeding season. One of the Atlantic Puffins standing atop the rock on Bird Island in Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland,... |
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