Lovely Winter Birds

The winters are harsh here in Canada. Sometimes that makes me think about the birds that overwinter here. Some are more comfortable than others. The Junco is suppose to be in warmer climates, but insist on spending the winter here in Canada. The Bohemian Waxwing however seems to be at home here in the winter.

See more Winter Birds found in New Brunswick Here

See more Winter Birds Here

Bird photography is slow in the fall, most of the migratory birds have passed through my area. However, there are the birds theatre brave enough to stay and live in the cold. One bird a photographer can count on is the American Crow. 

They are fun to photograph especially when they are forging for food.

The colour makes it difficult. A two-stop overexposure usually gets the bird with a good exposure.

If you are going to photograph crows I would suggest you photograph them on overcast days as I did in the the above photos.

More Crow Photos Here

NIKON D500 LENS
500.0 mm f/5.6
FOCAL LENGTH 500mm
SHUTTER 1/2000s
APERTURE f/5.6
ISO 1400
MODE Manual
METERING
Centre-weightedTAKEN5 Nov 2026, 12:09

American Crow 

NIKON D500 using a 500.0 mm f/5.6 lens (750mm equivalent)
1/2000s · f/5.6 · ISO 640 · +2/3 EV
Mode: Manual · Metering: Centre-weighted
Edited in Lightroom Classic + Topaz Photo · Profile: Embedded · WB: As Shot
Exposure +0.35, Contrast +24, Shadows +28
Local masksD&T: 22 Oct 2026, 15:11

The American Robin was migrating through about a week ago. They were migrating from high up in the Boral Forest.

The berry  trees in my neibhorhood was a big attraction for the Robins, for a stop over. There were hundreds of Robins in  some flocks.

See my American Robin Gallery Here

American Robin

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest wading bird native to North America. Famous for their patience and stature, these birds can be found near oceans, lakes, rivers, marshes, and even flooded fields across most of North and Central America.

Physical Overview & Identification
Size: Standing between 3.8 to 4.5 feet tall with a massive 6-foot wingspan, they surprisingly only weigh 5 to 6 pounds due to hollow bones.
Appearance: Blue-gray body plumage, a white head with a black stripe extending behind the eye, a long S-curved neck, and a sharp, dagger-like yellow bill.
In Flight: Unlike cranes or storks (which fly with extended necks), herons fly with their neck tucked tightly back into their shoulders and their long legs trailing straight behind.

 Great Blue Heron