Barred Owl January 1, 2024January 16, 2024 Joe Photo by Joe Carr – 2011JCIMG_4807 Common birds, so only significant sightings are logged, or when photos are taken. Observing locations are all in Victoria, BC, Canada unless otherwise noted. T... Read More
Seasonal Newsletter 2023 December 6, 2023December 8, 2024 Joe Travel This year I continued to make up for lost travel opportunities by taking two cruises with Holland America. I always enjoy being catered to while aboard the ships, the onboard entertainment is f... Read More
Holiday Greetings for 2023 December 5, 2023January 3, 2024 Joe May the holiday season be warm, friendly, and full of love for you and your family. Best wishes for the coming New Year! Seasonal Newsletter 2023 – all the news about our year, suitable for reading ... Read More
Pileated Woodpecker November 29, 2023June 18, 2024 Joe 2023.11.26 & 29 10AM Single bird in Garry oak tree the corner of Blackwood and Summit 2020.11.24 10:22 AM A pair of woodpeckers the top of it playing in the top of the tree at Curtis Point, Gorge ... Read More
Spotted Towhee November 13, 2023June 18, 2024 Joe A common seasonal (winter) bird, so only significant sightings are logged, or when photos are taken. Observing locations are all in Victoria, BC, Canada unless otherwise noted. 2023-11-13, 9:30 AM &... Read More
Red-whiskered Bulbul October 18, 2023June 18, 2024 Joe 2023.10.18 12:45PM Single bird perched in a Pandanus bush – Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA – photo – 2023JCR5BC6A3645... Read More
Saffron Finch October 15, 2023June 18, 2024 Joe 2023.10.15 12:10PM – 2 birds in the grass under the Banyan trees at Reeds Bay – Queen Lili’uokalani Gardens, Hilo, Hawaii, USA Joe Carr photo – 2023JCR5BC6A3568 #Birds... Read More
Pacific Golden Plover October 15, 2023June 18, 2024 Joe 2023.10.15 11:51AM – perched on a stone pagoda in the pond – Queen Lili’uokalani Gardens, Hilo, Hawaii, USA Joe Carr photo – 2023JCR5BC6A3558... Read More
BC Wildfires 2023 August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 Joe Few people know about Scotch Creek on the once beautiful vacation spot on Shuswap Lake in the BC Interior, but here are the residents of this small community living through an apocalypse, and survivin... Read More
Our Carbon Footprint for 2022 December 30, 2022January 2, 2023 Joe In my report from last year Reducing our carbon footprint, I made a list of how we are reducing our harm to the atmosphere through CO2 emissions. That list stands for this year just past as well, howe... Read More
