Paul Nicholson
@nicholsonnature.bsky.social
Middlesex-based birder, nature lover, and painter.
And I've got a one-person show coming up at the impossibly cute St. Marys Station Gallery. (The old VIA station.) Opening afternoon of Sat., Nov. 29. I'll be there! :-) It hangs until Jan. 17/26 (even though this art card says Jan. 10.) Gallery hours Wed. to Sat. 11am to 4pm.
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
And I've got a one-person show coming up at the impossibly cute St. Marys Station Gallery. (The old VIA station.) Opening afternoon of Sat., Nov. 29. I'll be there! :-) It hangs until Jan. 17/26 (even though this art card says Jan. 10.) Gallery hours Wed. to Sat. 11am to 4pm.
I'm pleased to be part of another show at Westland Gallery in Old South. A "New Small Works" group show opens Dec. 2 and runs to Dec. 31. Check it out if you're in the 'hood.
westlandgallery.ca
westlandgallery.ca
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I'm pleased to be part of another show at Westland Gallery in Old South. A "New Small Works" group show opens Dec. 2 and runs to Dec. 31. Check it out if you're in the 'hood.
westlandgallery.ca
westlandgallery.ca
One of the Spruce Grouse I saw north of Whitehorse.
August 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
One of the Spruce Grouse I saw north of Whitehorse.
I'm birding out west this weekend. My Bird of the Day is the Clay-Colored Sparrow. They've been buzzing all around me. :-)
June 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm birding out west this weekend. My Bird of the Day is the Clay-Colored Sparrow. They've been buzzing all around me. :-)
With spring migration mostly over, I've shifted gears. Am getting back to Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas surveying now. Kind of fun to be reminded of which birds hang back to nest across Middlesex.
May 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
With spring migration mostly over, I've shifted gears. Am getting back to Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas surveying now. Kind of fun to be reminded of which birds hang back to nest across Middlesex.
I did a Big Day with some pals yesterday, birding from Rondeau back to London. Always a bit of fun. Last species were Grasshopper Sparrow and Mockingbird out at the airport then Nighthawks over Western after 9:00 p.m. We saw a bunch of Black-billed Cuckoos through the day.
May 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I did a Big Day with some pals yesterday, birding from Rondeau back to London. Always a bit of fun. Last species were Grasshopper Sparrow and Mockingbird out at the airport then Nighthawks over Western after 9:00 p.m. We saw a bunch of Black-billed Cuckoos through the day.
I was surprised to find a bird this morning that is usually so well camouflaged sitting right out in the open.
May 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I was surprised to find a bird this morning that is usually so well camouflaged sitting right out in the open.
I was checking out the #birds at Skunks Misery today. Lots of wildflowers coming up too. And if I had a fave frog, it might be the Wood Frog. Such a cool mask.
April 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I was checking out the #birds at Skunks Misery today. Lots of wildflowers coming up too. And if I had a fave frog, it might be the Wood Frog. Such a cool mask.
My first Pine Warbler of the year. Hurrah! This colourful beauty was at Ashbridges Bay. I've been birding in T.O. #Birds are always such a swell counterpoint to the news.
April 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My first Pine Warbler of the year. Hurrah! This colourful beauty was at Ashbridges Bay. I've been birding in T.O. #Birds are always such a swell counterpoint to the news.
I got in a nice sunny loop at Westminster Ponds this morning. Best sightings included, grebes, DR, Wood Ducks, and some sepia-toned Eastern Phoebes. #migration
April 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I got in a nice sunny loop at Westminster Ponds this morning. Best sightings included, grebes, DR, Wood Ducks, and some sepia-toned Eastern Phoebes. #migration
I'm looking forward to being part of another show at Westland Gallery in Old South. Opening this week. :-) westlandgallery.ca/ag-exhibitio...
March 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I'm looking forward to being part of another show at Westland Gallery in Old South. Opening this week. :-) westlandgallery.ca/ag-exhibitio...
Very pleased to see Barrow's Goldeneye at Stanley Park this morning. Have spent hours scoping thousands of Common Goldeneyes in Ontario hoping for a single Barrow's.
March 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Very pleased to see Barrow's Goldeneye at Stanley Park this morning. Have spent hours scoping thousands of Common Goldeneyes in Ontario hoping for a single Barrow's.
Happy to be seeing Anna's Hummingbirds.
March 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Happy to be seeing Anna's Hummingbirds.