We had the privilege of seeing some trumpeter swans on our lake as they are migrating through the area. There were actually 8 of them, but I wasn’t able to get photos of all of them together. They are beautiful birds.
Trumpeter Swans’ Visit
Category: Birds
Camping Trip – Pog Lake Provincial Park
We finished our camping trip this year by going into Algonquin Park and staying at Pog Lake Provincial Park. It is a beautiful park, and it is possible to go on the old railway bike trail that goes through Algonquin. We covered around 32 km on our bikes the day we took our trip.
Camping Trip – Oastler Lake Provincial Park
We enjoyed our visit to Oastler Lake Provincial Park. This is the spot where we had our campsite. We’ve been to the Park before, and were glad to be back there. I liked hearing the train go by as it brought back memories of hearing the trains when I was young. We took our bikes […]
More Loon Photos
Mallard
We continue to see the mallards all summer here. They have gotten very habituated and often come up to us when we are sitting at the beach. In all the years we’ve lived by the lake, I have never seen a mallard duck eating a minnow. Usually we see them eating plant material, bugs, seeds, […]
Loon Circle Dance
This looks like it could be a “romantic” moment between the loons, but when I checked about loon behaviour, I found out that these loons are actually rivals, and are doing the circle dance. They slowly circle around each other, checking each other out. I saw them doing this quite a bit. Often one would […]
Male Mallard
We have a lot of mallard ducks on our lake, and are quite used to seeing them. These pictures are of the males. In the springtime we see flocks of males. Their colours are brilliant at that time of year.
Loon on a Nest
Recently a pair of loons built a nest in the small bay further down the lake from our place. It was a very special experience for us to see one so close. The problem was that the nest was so close to the shore and cottagers’ docks. We were concerned that it was not a […]
The Loons are Here
We have our two loons back again. This morning they were in the small cove in our lake, and I was able to get some pictures of them. One of the loons “stood up” and flapped its wings, which gave me the opportunity to take several pictures of it doing this. I put together the […]
Birds In Our Backyard – More Pine Siskins
It’s been interesting to see the Pine Siskins this winter as we have seen the most we have ever seen before. They usually come in a big flock of 20 or so. They remind us of chickens when they are crowded on to our window feeder. We aren’t seeing as many now, so we don’t […]