Manitoba Birds
Browse by species, photographed across the province.
Most of these photographs started the same way: with a long walk and a lot of waiting. I’ve followed the edges of marshes at first light, when pelicans, herons, and egrets stand motionless in the shallows and the cranes call from somewhere out of sight. I’ve pushed through forest trails in summer, listening for the hammering of a pileated woodpecker or the quick rattle of a downy, and I’ve stood on frozen prairie roads in November, scanning fence posts and hay bales for a pale shape watching the snow.
Manitoba rewards patience. The same field that holds nothing in July can hold a snowy owl in December, and a slough that looks empty can suddenly fill with geese and sandhill cranes on their way through. The birds here follow the seasons closely, so I’ve learned to follow them too, going back to the same marshes, woodlots, and open fields year after year.
This collection grows as I do. Each page below is one species, with the photographs I’m proudest of from across the province and a few notes on when and where to find it. Pick a bird and wander along with me.
