Windy in the brain & over the rain
Rural decay down south
On the way to Chain Lakes
A view from Chain Lakes
Day 3, on the way to Hillman Marsh, Ontario
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Day 3, Delaurier Homestead and Trail, Pt Pelee, On…
Day 3, front of the DeLaurier house, Pt Pelee
Grasses - inverted & saturated
Day 6, the Chauvin Trading Post, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 6, Horned Lark, Tadoussac Golf Course
Day 6, Swainson's Thrush, Tadoussac Golf Course
Waters' Edge
seagrass-abstract-etsy
Dulwich Village near Gallery Road
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
A quick drive-by shot
Disappearing into nothingness
Hoar frost tree and vanishing fields
Horse and hoar frost
Old red barn on a foggy day
My Wife's Gone to the Country
A 'new' old homestead
Day 8, Snow Goose / Anser caerulescens
Pictures for Pam, Day 75: Tangled Grass
Day 8, old blue house
Snow on the Hill Fort
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Day 12, SW of Port-au-Persil, Quebec
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Clouds over Chain Lakes
Sole Occupant
Tiny Treasures.
Old farm wagon wheel
The Straw Barn
One of these things is not like the others ...
Stumped.
Bringing the straw bales
Weathered door
Barn with ducks, chickens and rabbit
Old farm wagon
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Fine old truck
Day 2, an old barn near Rondeau PP, Ontario
Day 2, a wetland after Rondeau PP
Pink Beach Flowers.
Canada goldenrod
Day 2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rondeau PP Visitor…
Filtered barn
A favourite barn
On its last legs
The storm rolls in
Just Grasses
Day 2, Five-lined Skink barn, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Common Five-lined Skink barn, Rondeau PP
In the Grass
White-breasted Nuthatch, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontari…
Overgrown.
Mushrooms galore
Shed Beyond The Fence
Happy Fence Avebury
Path to the Beach
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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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