nature tales and camera trails

The Hooded Mergansers are back but I have only seen the males so far !.I have seen them for two days now, so it should be no problem finding...

.My daughter has two Maine Coon cats and they are both big gorgeous animals with wonderful, gentle manners.  If anyone is familiar with Main...

common Merganser , Gondola Point

I'm not totally sure of the id of this bird, but from the shape and size of its beak I am guessing a Grosbeak  and I am making a gues...

For two days in a row I have seen this handsome male Cardinal in  Bird Alley, on the tree  branches just outside my window. Both times wh...

Today is Groundhog today, Let’s hope we get a favourable prediction for an early spring Dear Mr Groundhog,   Don’t be afraid, If yo...

It has been several winter seasons since I have seen beautiful little Common Redpolls! This week there were a few feeding on the snow-c...

We are fortunate to host a pair of northern Cardinal in Bird Alley. The female visits and feeds most often but occasionally the male makes i...

I'm not seeing many deer lately, but last week I saw these two standing on the edge of a woods patch. I am linking today to viewingna...

we have a pair of Cardinals hanging around in Bird Alley , however they are both very elusive. we see the female more often than the male, b...

By just  finding a little touch of yellow on those tiny finch cousins and I know, “Yes, It is a Pine Siskin. With the news that an expecte...

We have had three species of sparrows feeding recently in Bird Alley. The white-throated Sparrow is a daily visitor and is often the first a...

I was very pleased to read this week that there is an expected influx of winter finches in my area and so on the day of my reading that inf...

Earlier one day this week while driving over Ghost Hill I saw a regular sized adult brown deer and a much smaller piebald one cross the high...

Our first snow earlier last week was the prompt that signaled the Robins in our area that the berries ( Mountain Ash and Ornamenta ...

Hmmm, the post title might seem misleading  and you are looking for a sandpiper with spots! but, not so in this case as this is an adult n...

I have been waiting for a Sapsucker to arrive all summer , but one didn't arrive until yesterday!  The red on its throat was not very...

I have named this handsome stray cat that visits in Bird Alley, “Butterfly ”, and I’m sure you can understand my naming choice when you look...

Earlier this summer I suffered a dearth of Great Blue Heron sighting and lately I seem to be seeing them often!  They are such a beau...

At this time of year I go out hoping to find ducks.  I found two yesterday and so intent was I on getting their pictures that I failed to se...