Surcroissance du bec chez un pic chevelu et une sittelle à poitrine rousse
Récemment, des photos présentant une surcroissance marquée du bec chez un pic chevelu et une sittelle à poitrine rousse nous…
Beak overgrowth in a Hairy Woodpecker and a Red-breasted Nuthatch
Recently photos showing a marked overgrowth of the beak in a Hairy Woodpecker and in a Red-breasted Nuthatch were submitted…
Cas de mycoplasmose suspectés chez des passereaux sauvages fréquentant les mangeoires au Québec.
Dernièrement, plusieurs observateurs d’oiseaux du Québec nous ont fait parvenir des photographies d’oiseaux de mangeoires malades. L’examen de ces photos…
Suspected cases of mycoplasmosis in passerines birds in bird feeders in Quebec.
Recently, some birdwatchers from the province of Quebec sent us photographs of sick birds. The examination of these pictures leads…
Day 12: Twelve Drummers Drumming
If you spend much time in forested regions of Canada and parts of the US, you’ve probably heard a curious…
Day 11: Eleven Pipers Piping
Small, unassuming, but not to be underestimated, the Piping Plover inhabits shores and sandbars of water bodies in the Prairies…
Day 10: Ten Lords a Leaping
The days immediately following birth can vary tremendously among different species. Neonates, or newborns, are born somewhere in the range…
Day 9: Nine Ladies Dancing
There is nothing quite like the sight of the courtship ritual of the Clark’s and the Western Grebes. The ritual…
Day 8: Eight Maids a Milking
Hmm, birds…milking…where’s the connection? Wait! Did you know that some birds feed milk to their young? Crop milk is a…
Day 7: Seven Swans a Swimming
Canada is home to three species of swans: the native Tundra and Trumpeter Swans and the non-native Mute Swan, introduced…