Author - Elaine and Don Cassidy

Moving to southern Alberta about a half dozen years ago, with birding a part of the motivation, we did not anticipate the surprising number of species that...

During the last half of August, Elaine and I scour each power pole, each light pole, every fence post and the naked branches of dying aspen trees, looking for...

Often ignored due in part to its abundance at certain times of the year, the Ring-billed Gull is one of sixteen species of gulls that visit Alberta. With their...

Early in our lives there are inspiring individuals, events and at times nature’s creatures that motivate us to pursue a career or a hobby. Although I’ve really...

An unassuming and at times overlooked group of birds in the birding realm are shorebirds including the largest sandpiper. With most shorebirds sporting various...

Alberta landscapes and habitat provide great places for perhaps one of our most beautiful of birds, the Cedar Waxwing. Named after the notable red tips...

Not all kings are tyrants, with perhaps the exception of the Eastern Kingbird, a member of the Tyrannus Tyrannus genus. Arriving in Calgary and area about mid...

Combining height, beauty, a regal sensibility, radiating a calmness in a fast-paced world, yet having lightning reflexes and muscle speed to strike fish as...

Although I love looking for tiny birds to photograph, there are times of the year, especially in May and June, that Alberta’s ducks prove to be irresistible. A...

In early May, with Lake Chestermere being filled with Bow River water, “hunting” opportunities for our local birds of prey increased. While watching the skies...