Around four yesterday afternoon a small swarm (flock of Common Redpolls swooped into Bird Alley In the photo above they perched on the branches of our Manitoba Maple Tree arranging themselves side by side. I was so happy to see these little birds arrive as I haven't seen much lately to focus my camera on. 
I continue to check this tree often; hoping to see the eagle again that I had sighted in it a week or so ago, but there are always crows in it, and the eagle sighting s not gonna happen as I see it. Its a great old perching tree and a worthwhile location to check on every other day!
Tag, you're It!, It looked like a fun game of tag. I have found a field which is often full of many crows each day!
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A field of crows in flight in the foreground of these handsome red barns for Ruby Tuesday.
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I have been on the lookout for Snowbirds(Snow Buntings) ever since the snow arrived. Yesterday I found some in a field that looked like a good feeding place for them: flat with stubble sticking up from the snow, and not too far from home. Will I return with my biggest close up lens? You gotta believe me, "yes". and maybe I will take along the current book I am reading (Ken Follet's, The Fall of Giants) and park on the highway shoulder and wait for them to arrive. It sounds like a good plan for later today.
Earlier today while en route to a nearby community to go grocery shopping we saw a huge bird in this tree. As we got closer we realized it was an eagle. The eagle also realized that we were onto its presence and left as soon as our vehicle stopped before I could snap any pictures. On our return home we we were delighted to see the presence of a large bird in the upper branches , but disappointingly it was just a crow. I shall check this tree often during the coming days in case that it is a favourite perching spot for the eagle that was there today.
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Leaving our Christmas outdoor lights on past the Holiday season makes for a cherry, warm welcome to a cold , snowy , winter morning: like today appears to be. A warm mellow yellow greeting to everyone today.
It had to come , all of this snow in Bird Alley.! My anticipated joyful winter pass time of taking pictures of birds feeding at our feeders has come to a halt, Where are the birds? Yesterday I saw only one fleeting Blue Jay in Bird Alley! How I miss them. Yesterday was not a great birding beginning to the new year.
I have since knocked the snow off the feeders and have refilled them, but still have not seen any birds partaking of the food I have spread around.
I had hoped The birdseed feast I had spread around on Mr. Snowman's hat yesterday,would entice some feathered friends. The only happenin around Mr. Snowman yesterday was that during our + 5 degrees temperature yesterday his eyes and carrot nose fell off. Oh Well, maybe today?
We had a great Christmas with 5 grandchildren visiting and Santa left some wonderful presents under our tree on his stop over and they were all well appreciated.
Now to get this new year started. It is one of anticipation and joy for me as my daughter's first novel will be published this year!
A Happy New Year to all for this year of 2011!
Although snowgeese are not common to our area, these three fly in our yard every winter season. I made the template a few years ago from a picture I had taken of snowgeese near Levi, Quebec, along highway #20
So make them a bit festive for the Christmas season,we added a blue ribbon to put around their necks, as the fly through winter on our fence which surrounds Bird Alley.
Actually Bird Alley isn't so winterlike this morning. Looking out our window I view a +10 C temperature and green grass beyond our gate. My kind of winter.
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An American Rubin in Bird Alley! Actually there were three of them but they flew away as I reached for my camera. This photo was taken of one of the fleeing robins perched in a tree. Luckily its red breast shows its colour. I hope they return to Bird Alley later today. I love Robin pictures, especially out of season ones.
We have seen a pair of Cardinals around Bird
Alley recently. The female did not create any problems with taking her picture, but the male has been very elusive. This morning, just a few moments ago I captured his presence with my camera. Its still quite elusive and this photo glimpse was all I could record, but proof, "yes we do have a pair ofcardinals in Bird Alley!".So, why the fuss? "Its just a cardinal," say you, who might consider this a common sighting. Not so in my area. A cardinal sighting is a treat and a rare one at that. My elderly neighbour, a gentleman in his 90's was quite excited and interested a few years ago when he heard we had a male cardinal visiting in Bird Alley. He had lived in the community all of his life and had never seen a cardinal. See what I mean by it being a treat to see one? I hope the male stays and poses some day soon for a more cooperative photo shoot.
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Shown above are reflections of tree trunks in the icy water, But the interesting thing about these reflections are the Canada Geese in the water in the picture shown below. Please click the photo below to get a better view of the Canada Geese in the icy water. They has better get a move on! and soon! And they were not moving very fast today. We passed this water area this morning at about 10;25 am and returned home a little after 2 p.m. this afternoon. The geese were still there! I went home to get my camera and took these pictures at about 2:30 p.m. Checking out this location tomorrow morning is high on my 'to do' list. If they are still there might they be stuck in the ice? I doubt that that sort of thing ever happens. Hopefully for their health, they will soon be on their way south.
editing note: While searching for the Canadas this morning they were nowhere to be seen. I assume they have lef the area. And the areas of open water appeared to be more closed over with ice.
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Who knew the hidden beauty under this female Cardinal's wings? Not I, until I clicked this photo of its take off.We have had a pair of Cardinals hanging around Bird Alley for the past couple of days. The handsome male was too elusive for my camera.... maybe today? Also yesterday we had several Blue Jays feeding.
Mourning Doves
, we count 14 of them in their almost daily visits, a male and female HairyWoodpecker. several Goldfinch,
two Tree Sparrows
and one Junco.
Yes, the promised snow in the weather forecast arrived overnight and this morning the village's little sidewalk snowplow has been busily keeping up with the snowfall by clearing our sidewalks. And if the forecast is to be believed it will be kept busy as the weather office has issued a heavy snowfall warning for our area.
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mellow yellow
