This morning, I had the treat of seeing a beautiful red fox in our back yard. It spent some time looking for food, and gave me a chance to take some photos. It was aware of me standing at the window, but didn’t seem very afraid. Red foxes have excellent eyesight, a keen sense of […]
We’ve been blessed lately with snow and the trees and scenery have been beautiful. May God bless you at this time with His peace and comfort.
Our neighbour let us know that there was a northern saw-whet owl in a tree by his house. He had seen the smaller birds acting agitated, so he went out to see what was going on. I would never have seen it in the tree without him pointing it out to me. At first I […]
One of the places we visited this summer was Hall’s Harbour, Nova Scotia. The power was still out because of Hurricane Dorian, but we were still able to enjoy our time there. Hall’s Harbour is a fishing vessel on the Bay of Fundy. Lobster and scallops are their main fishing industry. The tide was out […]
This summer we were able to go on a camping trip to Nova Scotia. We started out by staying a few days at Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia, which is on the Bay of Fundy, and visited Cape Chignecto and Cape d’Or. Cape Chignecto, Nova Scotia There is a Provincial Park there where you can do […]
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 are still one of my favourite birds to observe. Awhile ago we had more loons than usual on the lake, and I was able to get some pictures of them before they moved on. We have about 3-4 loons on our lake through the summer, but they don’t always spend time around each other. […]
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 […]