This morning as I was kayaking back to the house, it started to rain. It is quite warm out still, and it was a light rain, so it wasn’t bothering me. Of course, the loons didn’t mind it either.
Enjoying the Rain with The Loons
Category: Birds
An Accommodating Pair of Loons
I saw a pair of loons today when I was out in the kayak. They were very accommodating, and came up around my kayak several times. They didn’t seem to care that I was there. Loons are probably one of my favourite birds to photograph. God’s handiwork is amazing.
Chipping Sparrow
It’s been hard to get a picture of the chipping sparrow because they are hardly still. The only time I saw them still was in the bird feeder, and occasionally in the trees where it is harder to get a clear picture. They are a common sparrow to have around, according to the information I […]
Great Blue Heron
It’s so nice to see the “summer” birds coming into the area. It’s a real sign of spring/summer. One of the birds we like watching for is the Great Blue Heron. We have a couple on our lake right now.
Trumpeter Swans
We had four trumpeter swans on our lake this week. I was only able to get pictures of three of them as the other one was too far across the lake. They are beautiful birds to watch. None of them looked like they had tags on them. They may have had leg bands on them, […]
Dark-Eyed Juncos
We’ve been blessed with a flock of dark-eyed juncos in our backyard for the last week or so. They are getting more comfortable with the noises of us moving around and are coming to the window feeder more often. Usually they would just feed off of the ground and not come close to the house. […]
Hawk
As far as I know, this is a sharp-shinned hawk. Apparently it is difficult to know the difference between a Sharp-Shinned Hawk and a Cooper’s Hawk. There is a difference in size, with the Sharp-Shinned Hawk being smaller than the Cooper’s Hawk. The female Sharp-Shinned is similar in size to the male Cooper’s Hawk. This […]
Squirrels and Birds
I thought I would put some pictures of some of the birds and squirrels I’ve taken over the last year. God has made many special creatures in this world.
More Photos of Barred Owl
The barred owl stayed in our area for a couple of days, which gave me some time to get some more photos. It spent most of the day in the tree and was intently watching the squirrels in our yard. I cropped a couple of photos so that we can see the face, and the […]
A Barred Owl Visits
We had a visit from a barred owl today. It’s been quite awhile since we saw one in our yard. It stayed throughout most of the day and for most of the time, stayed up in a tree watching for something to eat. I had the opportunity to see it taking off from the tree […]