Yousif Attia
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Yousif Attia
@biophylia.bsky.social
· Aug 30
@jodyallair.bsky.social and I just returned from leading one of our most memorable pelagic boat trips ever for Eagle-Eye Tours, out of Tofino, BC. The Laysan Albatross stole the show and hung around so long that we literally had to tear ourselves away from it! #birds #pelagic #albatross #seabirds
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Update: It's on Letterboxd now! (And still free to watch on YouTube)
My favorite movie of 2025. 🎬 🎥 🪶
My favorite movie of 2025. 🎬 🎥 🪶
Listers is hilarious and does a great job of showing why birding is so much fun. Long-time birders will see a lot of familiar faces and places!
My only complaint is that I can't find it on Letterboxd yet
youtu.be/FLWCsw9CdcI 🪶 🎥 🎬
My only complaint is that I can't find it on Letterboxd yet
youtu.be/FLWCsw9CdcI 🪶 🎥 🎬
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching (Official Movie Trailer)
YouTube video by owen reiser
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Update: It's on Letterboxd now! (And still free to watch on YouTube)
My favorite movie of 2025. 🎬 🎥 🪶
My favorite movie of 2025. 🎬 🎥 🪶
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Dr. Andrew Iwaniuk - bird brain expert - joins The Warblers podcast. He shares fascinating insights into the unique senses birds have and how their brains are adapted to use them! @evoneuro.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Dr. Andrew Iwaniuk - bird brain expert - joins The Warblers podcast. He shares fascinating insights into the unique senses birds have and how their brains are adapted to use them! @evoneuro.bsky.social
Congrats to Pete and a great writeup celebrating him by @jodyallair.bsky.social
Join us in celebrating an incredible milestone: Pete Davidson, Vice-President of Science and Monitoring, has been with Birds Canada for 20 years!
Learn more about his story in our latest blog: tinyurl.com/45x8cww4
Learn more about his story in our latest blog: tinyurl.com/45x8cww4
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Congrats to Pete and a great writeup celebrating him by @jodyallair.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Tomorrow is #OctoberBigDay! The simple act of volunteer scientists birding and submitting their lists to eBird all at the same time, produces a powerful dataset that helps us learn about bird migration timing and more! Here's a late migrating Oct #NorthernYellowWarbler that is heading to C. America.
October 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Tomorrow is #OctoberBigDay! The simple act of volunteer scientists birding and submitting their lists to eBird all at the same time, produces a powerful dataset that helps us learn about bird migration timing and more! Here's a late migrating Oct #NorthernYellowWarbler that is heading to C. America.
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So cool to visit the Motus workshop at Birds Canada headquarters. The Motus community is studying the movement of birds, bats and insects. This tiny radio telemetry device will fit on a Monarch butterfly 😲 #invertebrates #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
September 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
So cool to visit the Motus workshop at Birds Canada headquarters. The Motus community is studying the movement of birds, bats and insects. This tiny radio telemetry device will fit on a Monarch butterfly 😲 #invertebrates #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
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Check your inbox. Birds Canada's latest bird research and conservation news was distributed last week. If you did not receive this great monthly email you can sign up at www.birdscanada.org, just scroll down to the "Stay in Touch" signup.
#Birds #Conservation #Canada
#Birds #Conservation #Canada
September 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Check your inbox. Birds Canada's latest bird research and conservation news was distributed last week. If you did not receive this great monthly email you can sign up at www.birdscanada.org, just scroll down to the "Stay in Touch" signup.
#Birds #Conservation #Canada
#Birds #Conservation #Canada
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Thanks to the Birds Canada Community Grant, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club recently installed two new Purple Martin nesting colony structures at Saltfleet and Fifty Point Conservation Areas.
Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
September 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thanks to the Birds Canada Community Grant, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club recently installed two new Purple Martin nesting colony structures at Saltfleet and Fifty Point Conservation Areas.
Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
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Head's UP! We have a great virtual event next week! Join for a fun and practical webinar all about creating a bird-friendly yard
Learn more and register online at www.birdscanada.org/event/backya... #Birds #Gardens #Canada #HabitatMatters #Bugs
Learn more and register online at www.birdscanada.org/event/backya... #Birds #Gardens #Canada #HabitatMatters #Bugs
September 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Head's UP! We have a great virtual event next week! Join for a fun and practical webinar all about creating a bird-friendly yard
Learn more and register online at www.birdscanada.org/event/backya... #Birds #Gardens #Canada #HabitatMatters #Bugs
Learn more and register online at www.birdscanada.org/event/backya... #Birds #Gardens #Canada #HabitatMatters #Bugs
Incredible footage of one of the coolest birds out there! Now I really HAVE to see one. Thanks @saskajanet.bsky.social for sharing!
This short documentary, “L'Oiseau Papillon" by Frank Neveu looks interesting based on the trailer. Three years of work to gather the footage! It’s available from Salamadre.tv (subscription) www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Rh...
L'oiseau papillon
YouTube video by Salamandre
www.youtube.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Incredible footage of one of the coolest birds out there! Now I really HAVE to see one. Thanks @saskajanet.bsky.social for sharing!
@jodyallair.bsky.social and I just returned from leading one of our most memorable pelagic boat trips ever for Eagle-Eye Tours, out of Tofino, BC. The Laysan Albatross stole the show and hung around so long that we literally had to tear ourselves away from it! #birds #pelagic #albatross #seabirds
August 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@jodyallair.bsky.social and I just returned from leading one of our most memorable pelagic boat trips ever for Eagle-Eye Tours, out of Tofino, BC. The Laysan Albatross stole the show and hung around so long that we literally had to tear ourselves away from it! #birds #pelagic #albatross #seabirds
One of my wanted birds!
Meet the Wallcreeper!🧱🐦
From the Alps to the Himalayas, this mountain-dwelling bird is renowned for its skilled climbing of rock faces.🏔️
Within crevices, they build a nest from moss and grass ready for the female to lay 3-5 eggs.
Find out more on DataZone👉 datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
From the Alps to the Himalayas, this mountain-dwelling bird is renowned for its skilled climbing of rock faces.🏔️
Within crevices, they build a nest from moss and grass ready for the female to lay 3-5 eggs.
Find out more on DataZone👉 datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
August 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
One of my wanted birds!
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Meet the Semipalmated Sandpiper! This tiny shorebird is about the size of a sparrow and makes one of the most impressive migrations in the bird world.
If you come across these remarkable travellers along the shoreline this summer, be sure to share the shore!
If you come across these remarkable travellers along the shoreline this summer, be sure to share the shore!
August 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Meet the Semipalmated Sandpiper! This tiny shorebird is about the size of a sparrow and makes one of the most impressive migrations in the bird world.
If you come across these remarkable travellers along the shoreline this summer, be sure to share the shore!
If you come across these remarkable travellers along the shoreline this summer, be sure to share the shore!
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Yellowlegs marsh meet-up! I love it when the Lesser (L) and Greater (R) Yellowlegs line up for comparison. Can you see the differences? #birds
August 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yellowlegs marsh meet-up! I love it when the Lesser (L) and Greater (R) Yellowlegs line up for comparison. Can you see the differences? #birds
Not sure what you're up to, but there are currently thousands of shorebirds moving south through the #pacificnorthwest at the moment. These first cycle Western (L) and Semipalmated (R) sandpipers wanted to demonstrate how bill length can help tell them apart. #birds #birdphotography #migration
August 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Not sure what you're up to, but there are currently thousands of shorebirds moving south through the #pacificnorthwest at the moment. These first cycle Western (L) and Semipalmated (R) sandpipers wanted to demonstrate how bill length can help tell them apart. #birds #birdphotography #migration
A wonderfully illustrated writeup about exploring southern #Saskatchewan and the work @birdscanada.bsky.social is doing alongside partners and ranchers to protect the remaining grasslands habitat. If only more people knew how precious and fragile this part of the country really is!
In June, I joined a team of Birds Canada experts, volunteers and friends on a grasslands tour. Read my field trip report to learn more about how Birds Canada is using science, innovation and partnership to drive grasslands bird conservation #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/field-trip-r...
Field Trip Report: On the Ground in the Grasslands with Birds Canada
Join us behind the scenes on a Birds Canada grasslands conservation tour in Saskatchewan. From rare bird encounters to innovative partnerships with ranchers, this story gives you an on-the-ground pers...
www.birdscanada.org
August 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A wonderfully illustrated writeup about exploring southern #Saskatchewan and the work @birdscanada.bsky.social is doing alongside partners and ranchers to protect the remaining grasslands habitat. If only more people knew how precious and fragile this part of the country really is!
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In June, I joined a team of Birds Canada experts, volunteers and friends on a grasslands tour. Read my field trip report to learn more about how Birds Canada is using science, innovation and partnership to drive grasslands bird conservation #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/field-trip-r...
Field Trip Report: On the Ground in the Grasslands with Birds Canada
Join us behind the scenes on a Birds Canada grasslands conservation tour in Saskatchewan. From rare bird encounters to innovative partnerships with ranchers, this story gives you an on-the-ground pers...
www.birdscanada.org
August 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In June, I joined a team of Birds Canada experts, volunteers and friends on a grasslands tour. Read my field trip report to learn more about how Birds Canada is using science, innovation and partnership to drive grasslands bird conservation #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/field-trip-r...
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Ravi made a short visit just after 4pm.
He had a few snacks and then a case of the zoomies! Clacks included!! Then hop thru the fence and gone.
🪶 roadrunner
He had a few snacks and then a case of the zoomies! Clacks included!! Then hop thru the fence and gone.
🪶 roadrunner
August 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Ravi made a short visit just after 4pm.
He had a few snacks and then a case of the zoomies! Clacks included!! Then hop thru the fence and gone.
🪶 roadrunner
He had a few snacks and then a case of the zoomies! Clacks included!! Then hop thru the fence and gone.
🪶 roadrunner
Furthest in each direction I've been in Canada:
N: Ovayok Territorial Park (Cambridge Bay), Nunavut
W: Juskatla, British Columbia (Haida Gwaii)
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
S: Point Pelee National Park, Ontario
N: Ovayok Territorial Park (Cambridge Bay), Nunavut
W: Juskatla, British Columbia (Haida Gwaii)
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
S: Point Pelee National Park, Ontario
Furthest in each direction I've been in Canada:
N: Kingsmere Lake, Saskatchewan
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
W: Comox, British Columbia
S: Leamington, Ontario
N: Kingsmere Lake, Saskatchewan
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
W: Comox, British Columbia
S: Leamington, Ontario
This is kind of fun - furthest in each direction I've been in Canada
N: Dawson City, Yukon Territory
E: Deer Lake, Newfoundland
W: Beaver Creek, Yukon, Territory
S: Crystal Beach, Ontario (Near Fort Erie)
N: Dawson City, Yukon Territory
E: Deer Lake, Newfoundland
W: Beaver Creek, Yukon, Territory
S: Crystal Beach, Ontario (Near Fort Erie)
August 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Furthest in each direction I've been in Canada:
N: Ovayok Territorial Park (Cambridge Bay), Nunavut
W: Juskatla, British Columbia (Haida Gwaii)
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
S: Point Pelee National Park, Ontario
N: Ovayok Territorial Park (Cambridge Bay), Nunavut
W: Juskatla, British Columbia (Haida Gwaii)
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
S: Point Pelee National Park, Ontario
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Help out plovers! Please leave a comment at ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0... by August 11th.
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/wasaga-beach...
#Ontario #Birds #conservation #parks #speciesatrisk
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/wasaga-beach...
#Ontario #Birds #conservation #parks #speciesatrisk
August 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Help out plovers! Please leave a comment at ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0... by August 11th.
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/wasaga-beach...
#Ontario #Birds #conservation #parks #speciesatrisk
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/wasaga-beach...
#Ontario #Birds #conservation #parks #speciesatrisk
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Meet the Bullock’s Oriole! This vibrant songbird of western Canada is known for its bold orange plumage and striking black-and-white markings.
Have you been lucky enough to spot this beauty out west?
Have you been lucky enough to spot this beauty out west?
July 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Meet the Bullock’s Oriole! This vibrant songbird of western Canada is known for its bold orange plumage and striking black-and-white markings.
Have you been lucky enough to spot this beauty out west?
Have you been lucky enough to spot this beauty out west?
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The latest issue of Avian Conservation and Ecology (ACE) is out now!
Volume 20, Issue 1 features a variety of captivating bird research papers, including a new study co-authored by Danielle Ethier, Senior Scientist at Birds Canada.
Dive into this study and more at avianconservationecology.org
Volume 20, Issue 1 features a variety of captivating bird research papers, including a new study co-authored by Danielle Ethier, Senior Scientist at Birds Canada.
Dive into this study and more at avianconservationecology.org
July 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The latest issue of Avian Conservation and Ecology (ACE) is out now!
Volume 20, Issue 1 features a variety of captivating bird research papers, including a new study co-authored by Danielle Ethier, Senior Scientist at Birds Canada.
Dive into this study and more at avianconservationecology.org
Volume 20, Issue 1 features a variety of captivating bird research papers, including a new study co-authored by Danielle Ethier, Senior Scientist at Birds Canada.
Dive into this study and more at avianconservationecology.org
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Meet the American Goldfinch!
These small songbirds are as fascinating as they are eye-catching. With strong feet and unusually short legs, they can balance with ease on the tips of flower heads while feeding on seeds, or gathering plant down to line their nests.
Have you spotted one this season?
These small songbirds are as fascinating as they are eye-catching. With strong feet and unusually short legs, they can balance with ease on the tips of flower heads while feeding on seeds, or gathering plant down to line their nests.
Have you spotted one this season?
July 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Meet the American Goldfinch!
These small songbirds are as fascinating as they are eye-catching. With strong feet and unusually short legs, they can balance with ease on the tips of flower heads while feeding on seeds, or gathering plant down to line their nests.
Have you spotted one this season?
These small songbirds are as fascinating as they are eye-catching. With strong feet and unusually short legs, they can balance with ease on the tips of flower heads while feeding on seeds, or gathering plant down to line their nests.
Have you spotted one this season?
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If you love #gardening and #birds, check this out! It’s mainly for Canada but there’s also relevant info for the northern US
Do you know your Bird Garden Zone? To help you create a bird-friendly garden, we've developed Bird Garden Zones that cover all of Canada!
To get started, visit birdgardens.ca/find-bird-garden-zone and explore our Interactive Map!
To get started, visit birdgardens.ca/find-bird-garden-zone and explore our Interactive Map!
July 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If you love #gardening and #birds, check this out! It’s mainly for Canada but there’s also relevant info for the northern US