While I was out at Esquimalt Lagoon I was so focused on the Goldeneye and the Pintail ducks that I almost didn't see these little Black ...

While out at Esquimalt Lagoon I was lucky to see some Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala) . These shorebirds are coming south from the...

Here's another winter resident, a Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) . These shorebirds breed only in Alaska during the spring and...

As well as fall colors, another positive aspect of autumn is the return of many of the seabirds that spend the winter here after their summe...