The Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site is directly adjacent to the Esquimalt Lagoon Nature Sanctuary. The above ph...

If you're not a bird-watcher you're probably surprised that there are so many kinds of sparrow and that they are so distinctive if y...

When I read about the weather being experienced by our friends in the eastern part of the continent I resolve not to complain about our cur...

While out at Esquimalt Lagoon the other day I was pleased to see some Northern Pintail ducks. A fellow birder once described these ducks as ...

If you were looking at yesterday's scene and turned 180 degrees you would see the scene pictured above. This is the Royal Roads anchorag...

It was a bright, windy day today so I went out to Esquimalt Lagoon. It was even windier out there. You can see in this photo all the seagull...

Here's another scene I have not visited since the early summer and now the leaves are turning on the far side of Esquimalt Lagoon where ...

Yesterday's photo of the lighthouse was taken from the eastern end of Esquimalt Lagoon looking eastward. From the same spot here is the ...

In this year-end retrospective series, we've seen some local birds (one of my main interests) and some urban scenery (yesterday's p...

Usually when I am out at Esquimalt Lagoon I end up photographing the lagoon itself or the birds that are in its sanctuary. The other shore o...

I often find late summer landscapes to be a bit frowsy - everything is worn out, blown and gone to seed - but at Esquimalt Lagoon on Sunday ...

One of the signs of spring I enjoy most is the song of the Red-winged Blackbird . It may be territorial but to me it sounds like a love song...

In the same bit of woods near Esquimalt Lagoon where I photographed the woodpecker and hummingbird in yesterday's post I had a nice enco...

Spring is not only a time for a cascade of wildflowers but is also a very exciting time for watching birds. This is a time when there is a l...

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 ...

I've mentioned before that one of the challenges faced by a novice birder like myself is that many birds look different in different sea...

I can't think of a better photo to start the New Year with than this neatly attired, spotless and immaculately groomed Northern Pintail ...

Sunday morning walks on Esquimalt Lagoon are one of my most favorite things in the world. - Fern

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

Birds who spend the winter here don't all come to rest in the Inner Harbour. Esquimalt Lagoon is another favorite wintering site so I we...