A pet 'rescue' Ferret
Great Horned Owl
Rural decay down south
Pet 'rescue' Ferret
Licorice Allsorts (candy) eyes
A view from Chain Lakes
Day 3, Large-flowered Bellwort / Uvularia grandifl…
Day 3, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pt Pelee
Day 3, Northern Parula / Setophaga americana, Pt P…
Day 3, Dryad's Saddle (?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
Day 3, Orchard Oriole, Pt Pelee
Day 3, Daffodil (Narcissus?) growing wild, Pt Pele…
Day 3, Philadelphia Vireo / Vireo philadelphicus,…
Day 3, Cape May Warbler, on way to Hillman Marsh,…
Day 3, on the way to Hillman Marsh, Ontario
A much-needed change of colour
Beauty of winter (well, late fall)
Fall colours
Gobble gobble time for Americans
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans!
Day 4, Wild Turkey, Pt Pelee
Day 4, Wild Turkey, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Day 4, Raccoon, Point Pelee
Day 4, sleeping Raccoon, Point Pelee, Ontario
Winter in the park
Day 4, Baltimore Oriole, The Tip, Point Pelee
Day 6, Hotel Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 6, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 6, the Chauvin Trading Post, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 6, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 6, part of Tadoussac, seen from up on the clif…
Day 6, Swainson's Thrush, Tadoussac Golf Course
Day 7, American Robin, Tadoussac
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 6, and so ends another day, Tadoussac
Delicate hoarfrost
Day 7, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 7, American Robin, Tadoussac
Day 7 afternoon, Surf Scoters off Tadoussac
Day 7 afternoon, whaling trip off Tadoussac
Day 7 afternoon, Prince Shoal Lighthouse, off Tado…
Day 7 afternoon, Prince Shoal Lighthouse
Day 7 afternoon, Sand Dunes in distance
Day 7 afternoon, Prince Shoal Lighthouse, near Tad…
Day 7, Harbor Seal, Saguenay Fjord, Tadoussac
Farm cat, High River Christmas Bird Count
Searching for a Great Horned Owl - with permission
Red barn, High River Christmas Bird Count
Have you ever seen a furry pig?
A favourite old barn
Blue Jay / Cyanocitta cristata
Boldly red
A quick drive-by shot
Red barn through the fog
A 'new' old homestead
Day 6, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 8, old blue house
Day 9, Hoof Fungus, Tadoussac
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow / Passerella iliaca, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 10, young Fiddlehead ferns by dry dock, Tadous…
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Old farm wagon wheel
Time to feed
Unidentified domestic Duck
Happy Halloween!
Two of my favourite things
Looking into the sun
Beauty in old age
Domestic duck, unidentified
Fine old truck
Pumpkin season, kid-style
Forgetmenot Pond, Elbow Falls Trail
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP
Day 2, an old barn near Rondeau PP, Ontario
Day 2, a wetland after Rondeau PP
Day 2, a rare sighting for Ontario - a common bird…
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak male, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak male / Pheucticus lu…
Day 2, Chipping Sparrow, Rondeau PP
Day 2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rondeau PP Visitor…
Day 2, White Trillium, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP Visitor'…
Day 2, a more typical Trillium, Rondeau PP
Day 2, yes, another Trillium, Rondeau PP
Filtered barn
Day 2, American Foldfinch, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Anglewing butterfly sp., Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau Provincial…
Day 2, Tree Swallow, Rondeau PP
Day 2, mating snakes, Rondeau PP
Day 2, mating snakes, Rondeau PP
Day 2, reflected 'Geese', Rondeau PP
Day 2, Five-lined Skink barn, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Common Five-lined Skink barn, Rondeau PP
White-breasted Nuthatch, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontari…
Trillium, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontario
Early fall, looking (and feeling) like winter
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
Heading into the mountains
Red Panda / Ailurus fulgens
Snow Leopard / Panthera uncia
Happy Thanksgivng, everyone!
Happy Gobble Gobble weekend!
Fall colours near the Highwood River
Mushrooms galore
Fun to spend time with
Old and weathered
Pink Showy Cinquefoil
Artichoke in bloom
Pink (African?) Daisies
Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Sleepy Barn Owl
How dare you take a photo of me looking like this?
Globe Thistle / Echinops ritro
The painted cow - "Some enchanted evening"
I LOVE owls - in case you didn't know : )
Me and my dad
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Onnia triquetra (??) and Blue Stain
Let the light shine in
Most likely a Ground Pholiota / Pholiota terrestri…
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Into the sun at Pine Coulee Reservoir
I have just noticed our temperature this morning, 5 November 2018, -6C (windchill -13C) with a few snow flurries expected.
All five photos posted this morning were taken on 28 October 2018, when a group of 15 of us went S of the city on a birding trip to one of my favourite areas. This included Chain Lakes and Pine Coulee Reservoir. I just love some of the landscape through which we drove - barren, rugged, middle-of-nowhere kind of scenery. It looks so different in each season - I think my favourite time of year is when there is a covering of snow on the empty hills and ice on most of the water. I've still not had the courage to drive in this area myself, as I know that I might never find my way out.
As on almost all these day trips out of the city, almost every bird is far, far away, needing at least binoculars and best of all, a scope. Also, as always happens, my camera lens turns to things other than birds. Scenic shots are always taken - after all, I feel that it is important to record the habitat of any birds seen.
We saw so many Swans (Tundra and Trumpeter) on various sloughs and in flight. What a sight they were, with the sun shining on their pure white feathers. Love to hear the Trumpeter Swans "trumpeting". A huge thrill was when our leader led us to a small creek where there were four American Dippers, happily bobbing and dipping, and swimming under water. They weren't bothered by our presence at all. The water colours and patterns were beautiful, too.
"The American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), also known as a water ouzel, is a stocky dark grey bird with a head sometimes tinged with brown, and white feathers on the eyelids that cause the eyes to flash white as the bird blinks. It is 16.5 cm long and weighs on average 46 g. It has long legs, and bobs its whole body up and down during pauses as it feeds on the bottom of fast-moving, rocky streams. It inhabits the mountainous regions of Central America and western North America from Panama to Alaska.
This species, like other dippers, is equipped with an extra eyelid called a "nictitating membrane" that allows it to see underwater, and scales that close its nostrils when submerged. Dippers also produce more oil than most birds, which may help keep them warmer when seeking food underwater." From Wikipedia.
Terry, you took us on yet another amazing trip! You even arranged with the weatherman for a beautiful, sunny day, though the morning was very cold and windy. It couldn't have been a better outing - so very enjoyable. Thanks so much, Linda and Robin, for the ride all day - greatly appreciated!
I was off my computer all day the next day, too. My daughter came down for the day, as she had offered to come and help me with sorting through some things and getting rid of all my old electronics at recycle places. It saved me a whole lot of bending (which kills my back) and a lot of lifting. Her help was hugely appreciated!
All five photos posted this morning were taken on 28 October 2018, when a group of 15 of us went S of the city on a birding trip to one of my favourite areas. This included Chain Lakes and Pine Coulee Reservoir. I just love some of the landscape through which we drove - barren, rugged, middle-of-nowhere kind of scenery. It looks so different in each season - I think my favourite time of year is when there is a covering of snow on the empty hills and ice on most of the water. I've still not had the courage to drive in this area myself, as I know that I might never find my way out.
As on almost all these day trips out of the city, almost every bird is far, far away, needing at least binoculars and best of all, a scope. Also, as always happens, my camera lens turns to things other than birds. Scenic shots are always taken - after all, I feel that it is important to record the habitat of any birds seen.
We saw so many Swans (Tundra and Trumpeter) on various sloughs and in flight. What a sight they were, with the sun shining on their pure white feathers. Love to hear the Trumpeter Swans "trumpeting". A huge thrill was when our leader led us to a small creek where there were four American Dippers, happily bobbing and dipping, and swimming under water. They weren't bothered by our presence at all. The water colours and patterns were beautiful, too.
"The American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), also known as a water ouzel, is a stocky dark grey bird with a head sometimes tinged with brown, and white feathers on the eyelids that cause the eyes to flash white as the bird blinks. It is 16.5 cm long and weighs on average 46 g. It has long legs, and bobs its whole body up and down during pauses as it feeds on the bottom of fast-moving, rocky streams. It inhabits the mountainous regions of Central America and western North America from Panama to Alaska.
This species, like other dippers, is equipped with an extra eyelid called a "nictitating membrane" that allows it to see underwater, and scales that close its nostrils when submerged. Dippers also produce more oil than most birds, which may help keep them warmer when seeking food underwater." From Wikipedia.
Terry, you took us on yet another amazing trip! You even arranged with the weatherman for a beautiful, sunny day, though the morning was very cold and windy. It couldn't have been a better outing - so very enjoyable. Thanks so much, Linda and Robin, for the ride all day - greatly appreciated!
I was off my computer all day the next day, too. My daughter came down for the day, as she had offered to come and help me with sorting through some things and getting rid of all my old electronics at recycle places. It saved me a whole lot of bending (which kills my back) and a lot of lifting. Her help was hugely appreciated!
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