I was happy to be able to go to René Brunelle Provincial Park in May and again in July this year. At the end of May, I had a meeting at the Park so I decided to take a few hours to do some birding… it turned into a few days. Here are a few of the birds I photographed:
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| Merlin / Faucon émerillon René Brunelle Provincial Park (May 2014) |
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| Blue-headed Vireo / Viréo à tête bleue René Brunelle Provincial Park (May 2014) |
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| Magnolia Warbler / Paruline à tête cendrée René Brunelle Provincial Park (May 2014) |
In July, Gary and I spent 2 weeks camping at the park. In
René Brunelle Provincial Park, you start seeing and hearing warblers as soon as
you wake up in the morning. They are everywhere. This summer, I found that there were so many Blackburnian Warblers. By the 3rd week of July, they were actively feeding their young like many other warblers in the park.
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| Blackburnian Warbler / Paruline à gorge orangée René Brunelle Provincial Park (July 2014) |
We were on a
lakeside campsite so the Northern Waterthrush were present every day, as were
these Bonaparte's Gulls. I love watching
them; they have the funniest expressions.
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| Bonaparte's Gull / Mouette de Bonaparte René Brunelle Provincial Park (July 2014) |
This Philadelphia Vireo was very vocal. We got to watch it for a while.
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| Philadelphia Vireo / Viréo de Philadelphie René Brunelle Provincial Park (July 2014) |
One evening, like most evenings, my parents, Gary and I went to the first beach to watch the sunset and we spotted a Red-necked Grebe. I had seen them in the Moonbeam area before but I had never seen one on Remi Lake, which is a fairly large lake and can get pretty rough when it's windy. But on this calm evening, there was a Red-necked Grebe in the water in front of the park's first Beach.
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| Red-necked Grebe / Grèbe jougris René Brunelle Provincial Park (July 2014) |
A post on René Brunelle Provincial Park would not be complete without mentioning its beautiful sunsets. They are always very impressive.
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| René Brunelle Provincial Park |
