Day 3, Large-flowered Bellwort / Uvularia grandifl…
Day 3, Daffodil (or Narcissus?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
Day 3, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pt Pelee
Day 3, Northern Parula / Setophaga americana, Pt P…
Day 3, Dryad's Saddle (?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor
Day 3, Orchard Oriole, Pt Pelee
Day 3, Daffodil (Narcissus?) growing wild, Pt Pele…
Lest We Forget
Day 3, Philadelphia Vireo / Vireo philadelphicus,…
Day 3, Purple Martins, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Day 3, Cape May Warbler, on way to Hillman Marsh,…
Day 3, on the way to Hillman Marsh, Ontario
Day 3, Delaurier Homestead and Trail, Pt Pelee, On…
A much-needed change of colour
Day 3, front of the DeLaurier house, Pt Pelee
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, Prothonotary Warbler, Point Pelee - ENDANGE…
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 10, American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac
Day 10, American Goldfinch female, Tadoussac
Day 6, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 6, the Chauvin Trading Post, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 6, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 6, part of Tadoussac, seen from up on the clif…
Day 6, Horned Lark, Tadoussac Golf Course
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
Evening Grosbeak male, Priddis Count
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Happy Christmas Day!
Red barn, High River Christmas Bird Count
Have you ever seen a furry pig?
A favourite old barn
Christmas Llama - oops, Bird! - Count
Blue Jay / Cyanocitta cristata
Mountain Chickadee feeding on suet
Llama in winter
Up close with a Llama
A view from Chain Lakes
Harlequin Duck male
On the way to Chain Lakes
Licorice Allsorts (candy) eyes
Pet 'rescue' Ferret
Rural decay down south
Great Horned Owl
A pet 'rescue' Ferret
Powderpuff flower
American Dipper
Into the sun at Pine Coulee Reservoir
American Dipper dipping
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Tundra Swans
For the birds
Mama Turkey (domestic)
Old farm wagon wheel
Time to feed
Birdhouse with a difference
Friendly horse
The Straw Barn
Unknown duck species (domestic)
Peeling paint patterns
One of these things is not like the others ...
Unidentified domestic Duck
Bringing the straw bales
The picture of contentment
Weathered door
Barn with ducks, chickens and rabbit
Old farm wagon
Happy Halloween!
American Dipper dipping
Two of my favourite things
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
Looking into the sun
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Tundra Swans in flight
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…
Great Horned Owl
Wood Duck male
Day 2, Chipping Sparrow, Rondeau PP
A Ferret in the park
When fall comes after 'winter'
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
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Chain Lakes & Pine Coulee Reservoir, 28 October 2018
Chain Lakes & Pine Coulee Reservoir, 28 October 2018
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Yes, it's the American Dipper again
It is rarely that I get to see an American Dipper and especially this close, so I just wanted to add the somewhat better captures to my albums. Everyone found this encounter exciting, even more so as there were four of these birds hanging out together.
Three of the photos posted this morning were taken on 28 October 2018, when a group of 15 of us went south 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!
Three of the photos posted this morning were taken on 28 October 2018, when a group of 15 of us went south 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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