nature tales and camera trails

A Grey Catbird today!! I had never believed that a bird could mew like a cat until I had heard one.; then I had finally seen one. I alwa...

The Ruby throated of this male hummingbird illustrates the source of this species name. Humming birds are most often seen sipping liquid f...

I search for water birds at this time of year, earlier this week I had found a Greater Yellowlegs and I was delighted with my discovery.  T...

And of its breast markings and another of its beak  Now to see its very colourful legs and feet.

This is my favouritewildflower. As a child I knew it as a Dog-toothed Violet, thus named as its root contained a white canine shaped tooth...

Today I didn’t do my usual nature drive. There was too much bird activity to enjoy here at home and in Bird Alley and around our yard..F...

W e have had a dark bird the last few days feeding on the ground in our feeder area trying to avoid notice. Yesterday I got a good closeup ...

I didn't find much yesterday but what I did see I found interesting! This porcupine was a surprise as I don't often see this ro...

Early last evening around 6 p.m. I saw a bright flash of yellow in Bird Alley! I reached for my camera, tracking the yellow! It was inter...

I have been checking on this lone juvenile  Snow goose for about a week now, and this morning  I was able to get the best picture I have...

   My Birding this morning revealed nothing new but I did re-find the lone Snowgoose with the small flock of Canadas that it has been fe...

I had many interesting sightings this morning : Canada Geese, a Snow goose, a pair of Wood Ducks, a few Ring-necked Ducks, an Eastern Phoebe...

In the picture above are two male and one female ring- necked duck.You can faintly detect the white eye ring of the female and the lighter ...

This morning I went to the exact location where I had seen the Snowgoose yesterday and the Canada flock was there and in the background a bi...