Very much a “last minute” creation – I had intended to make 2017 the last calendar (at least for a while).   So, what happened? Well, lots of interesting birds happened! I have kept the captions short this year – no time left for verbal creativity! 
All the photographs were taken in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. 
January - American Kestrel (male)
January - American Kestrel (male)
February - Western Meadowlark (male)
February - Western Meadowlark (male)
March - Anna's Hummingbird (female)
March - Anna's Hummingbird (female)
April - Cinnamon Teal (male)
April - Cinnamon Teal (male)
May - Mountain Bluebird
May - Mountain Bluebird
June - Yellow-headed Blackbird (male)
June - Yellow-headed Blackbird (male)
July - Western Tanager (male)
July - Western Tanager (male)
August - Barn Owl
August - Barn Owl
September - Townsend's Solitaire
September - Townsend's Solitaire
October - American Bittern
October - American Bittern
November - Northern Shrike
November - Northern Shrike
December - Short-eared Owl
December - Short-eared Owl