We’ve had a flock of pine siskins at our backyard feeder during the last couple of weeks. They are small and belong to the finch family. Adult pine siskins are brown. They have lots of brown streaks on their breasts, and the edge of their wings and tail are a subtle yellow. It is rare […]
We had a couple of purple finches visit our feeder today. They were in a flock of pine siskins and goldfinches. I haven’t seen any purple finches here for a long time. These pictures aren’t as sharp as I would like – I’m hoping they come back again soon.
Today we saw seven swans swimming in the west end of our lake where it empties into the river. A friend told me about them so we drove over to see them. Six of them are trumpeter swans. These swans are the largest in the world. Their black bill stretches up to the eyes, and […]
We had a snowstorm last night that knocked our power out for almost 10 hours. It was beautiful though, and I enjoyed an early walk to take some photos. We are thankful for the Hydro employees who were out working hard to get our power restored. The young woman in this truck walked the hydro […]
Our backyard borders on some bush / woods / forest – whatever you want to call it. When I looked out the window a week ago, I spotted a larger bird in one of the trees. It was a partridge, or a ruffed grouse as it is also known. The proper name is Bonasa Umbellus. […]
We are seeing some American Goldfinches at our bird feeders. They have their winter plumage, which is not as bright as in the summer. In the summer the males are quite bright yellow, but in the winter they are similar in colour to the females. Goldfinches eat seeds from weeds, shrubs, trees, and especially like […]
Our backyard has been busy since the snow and cold have come. We are seeing several different kinds of birds, so I thought I would do a series of those birds that we see in our backyard at feeders and in the bush. The first one is the dark-eyed junco. It is a small sparrow […]
These aren’t the sharpest pictures, but they were taken with our trail cameras over the past year. I thought I would put them on my page for a record. It’s amazing how many different animals we have wandering around during the nights and early mornings. The only ones I didn’t upload because they were too […]
I normally don’t pay a lot of attention to the robins that we see around here, so haven’t taken too many photos of them. However, this fall they were in our burning bush eating the berries. This provided some interesting opportunities for taking their pictures. Robins are common in our area, and in almost all […]