Pheasantly Surprised

What a delight and surprise to look out my window this morning and see the feeders busy with such a variety of birds. Much to my delight, the two male pheasants I had seen last weekend were among the guests. They looked like giants next to the tiny finches, junkos, chickadees, and siskins. The mourning doves were even dwarfed in their presence. 

I was able to grab my camera and take a few shots before they moved on to the brush.

Reference Guides

My reference guide of choice is Birds of Atlantic Canada by Roger Burrows. I keep this handy reference close for identification and information. The pages contain beautiful illustrations of each bird.

The ISBN for the book is 978-1-55105-353-0. It retails for $29.95.

Although the illustrations in the book are extremely detailed, I usually search for photographs on the web when identifying, particularly when birds have similar markings and colouring. Wiki books has reference guide called Field Guide/Birds/Eastern US and Canada that is most helpful.