Betty Moore Photography

We have a pine warbler at our bird feeder. We have never had one before as far as we know. When I checked the range for this bird, it looks like it could be in our area in the summer. However, it usually goes far south (Florida) for the winter. Winter is here and so […]

We have a lot of blue jays coming to our feeders at this time of year. They are timid birds, but when interested in the feeders, there is a chance to photograph them. Blue jays are so common that we don’t think about them often here in Ontario. When my sister is here from the […]

We have had a population boom of turkeys in our area in the last few years. We often see them around our area, in our yard, in the bush behind, on the road. We don’t just have to watch for deer now – we also have to watch for turkeys. At one time, wild turkeys […]

The young juvenile loons have been in our lake until just the last week or so.  They stay longer than the adults before migrating. I took these photos about a month ago. As you can see, the markings are not the same as an adult loon. By the time they left, they were looking more like […]

Views of mallards from this summer. I always enjoy watching them.

Seagulls, herring gulls … I never know what to call them. Usually they seem like an annoying noise in the background – in cities, beaches, parking lots … basically anywhere. However, they can be very interesting to watch.