Category: Birds
Buffleheads and Goldeneyes
Northern saw-whet owl
Trumpeter swan
Yesterday, I saw a lone trumpeter swan on our lake. It wasn’t until I looked at the pictures on my computer that I realized that this swan was banded. It had large yellow tags on each wing. When I looked this up, I was directed to https://www.trumpeterswansociety.org where I was able to read about the […]
Loons
Bob, our neighbourhood raven
We have a neighbourhood raven, whom we have named Bob. He/she started coming around here a couple of weeks ago, and is getting comfortable around people. Apparently, they are one of the smartest birds. Usually, the ones around here are very timid and won’t let you get near them, so this is unusual for us […]