This past week, we spent a few days at Presqu’ile Provincial Park. I’ll post photos from our time there in the next few weeks. One of the highlights for us was watching a mother raccoon trying to move her kit to another place. All of the photos were taken with my long lens (600 mm) […]
We still get visits from the fisher, and in the daytime when it is easiest to take photos of it.
It’s a true sign of spring when the trilliums bloom, and the hummingbirds are back. My goal this summer is to get some more pictures of hummingbirds.
This was on our trail camera from last night. We had a good chuckle over it – I don’t think it’s a very good mouser. Look closely and you will see the mouse. Notice: no mice were injured in this.
We have had quite a few dark-eyed juncos in our backyard lately. They will come to the bird feeder but usually they scratch with their feet on the ground to get their food. They are very busy little birds, living up to the Spanish word “juncus” meaning “rush”. A nickname for the junco is “snowbird”. […]
Yesterday, we had an eastern towhee in the backyard. This is the very first time I’ve ever seen one, so I needed to check to see what kind of bird it was. The eastern towhee is the size of an over-large sparrow. They have black, reddish brown and white feathers. They like to spend time […]
We have had some purple finches at our feeders lately. The males are brightly coloured, whereas the females do not have the bright colours. I thought maybe I had a picture of a female, but once I looked it up, I don’t believe it is a purple finch. I’ll have to keep looking.
A few weeks ago, we had a bit of an ice storm here. You can see the ice on the branches in the first couple of pictures. The chickadees were hanging around for most of the day because of this. They look a bit scruffier than usual, and they didn’t land where the ice was, […]
The ice is going out, the frogs are singing, and birds are returning. Today we saw our first mergansers, first loon, and of course, some ducks. Spring is definitely here. I’m thankful God made different seasons for us to enjoy.
We saw our first otter of the spring season today. The ice is starting to go out, and the otters like to use the ice for resting on and eating. This one had caught a fish and was eating it. I didn’t have my long lens with me, but will make sure I have it […]