March 31, 2010
A bench for people with REALLY long legs.
Your Wednesday smile.
March 30, 2010
Happy Easter
Bad moon rising
The moon came up over Lake Erie in Technicolor. A half hour later it was bright white
March 26, 2010
Spring in the sloughs
he frogs are out in their thousands calling for a mate.
The sound is amazingly loud..
A slough (slew) is a feature of Rondeau Provincial Park. The park has ridges, sand bars that are now above water, and troughs - sloughs. Different vegitation grows on the bars - dry roots, than in the troughs which are usually wet.
The sound is amazingly loud..
A slough (slew) is a feature of Rondeau Provincial Park. The park has ridges, sand bars that are now above water, and troughs - sloughs. Different vegitation grows on the bars - dry roots, than in the troughs which are usually wet.
March 25, 2010
BEHAVE! or I'll sit on your head.
This is a blue penguin with a chick at a private preserve. For a fee they take you around in covered trenches, so you don't disturb the birds.
This was the only chick we saw in New Zealand.
This was the only chick we saw in New Zealand.
March 24, 2010
Gross Out Alert
Original title "Tastes Like Chicken"
This is the bald eagle from the raptor show at Rondeau last weekend.
It was snack time and the handler fed it a quail leg.
A bit gruesome but interesting.
This is the bald eagle from the raptor show at Rondeau last weekend.
It was snack time and the handler fed it a quail leg.
A bit gruesome but interesting.
March 23, 2010
Enraptured with a raptor.
As part of the Wings of Spring Festival held at Rondeau Provincial Park, The Friends brought in a raptor show.
This included a barn owl, bald eagle and a Harris hawk.
People were allowed to touch the owl and hawk but not the eagle.
The children were fascinated.
This included a barn owl, bald eagle and a Harris hawk.
People were allowed to touch the owl and hawk but not the eagle.
The children were fascinated.
March 22, 2010
Start them young
it is our best chance to help the environment.
This past weekend was the Wings of Spring Festival at Rondeau Provincial Park.
For the first time in 6 years we had good weather AND birds. Usually the if we get reasonable weather we don't have birds and if we have birds the weather is wet and wild.
The Friends of Rondeau had two viewing stations set up and we had a reasonable number of people stop by including this young enthusiast.
This past weekend was the Wings of Spring Festival at Rondeau Provincial Park.
For the first time in 6 years we had good weather AND birds. Usually the if we get reasonable weather we don't have birds and if we have birds the weather is wet and wild.
The Friends of Rondeau had two viewing stations set up and we had a reasonable number of people stop by including this young enthusiast.
March 19, 2010
White breasted nuthatch with a chestnut belly.
Put up a small suet feeder and this nuthatch as the first to check it out.
Love the colour on the belly.
Love the colour on the belly.
March 17, 2010
Just as the swallows return to Capistrano
So do the Tundra Swans and waterfowl return to Rondeau.
Hundreds of tundra swans have been sitting on Rondeau Bay, near the shore and the weather has been sunny and seasonally warm.
The Wings of Spring festival is being held at Rondeau Provincial Park this weekend, March 20 and 21.
Viewing stations with spotting scopes will be set up along the bay, in the Park.
On Saturday a raptor show will be held at 1.00 pm. Also there is a craft show and bird house building for children, plus other activities.
If you come, look me up, I’ll be manning one of the scopes both days.
Take exit 101 off the 401 and follow the signs to the park
Hundreds of tundra swans have been sitting on Rondeau Bay, near the shore and the weather has been sunny and seasonally warm.
The Wings of Spring festival is being held at Rondeau Provincial Park this weekend, March 20 and 21.
Viewing stations with spotting scopes will be set up along the bay, in the Park.
On Saturday a raptor show will be held at 1.00 pm. Also there is a craft show and bird house building for children, plus other activities.
If you come, look me up, I’ll be manning one of the scopes both days.
Take exit 101 off the 401 and follow the signs to the park
March 16, 2010
The boys
We are adopting 2 males from the local humane society.
Maggie the Warbling Cat seems to be lonely. We will see what happens.
They came in as a pair and we don't want to see them separated.
They are being neutered Thursday and we pick them up next Monday.
Maggie the Warbling Cat seems to be lonely. We will see what happens.
They came in as a pair and we don't want to see them separated.
They are being neutered Thursday and we pick them up next Monday.
March 15, 2010
VACANCY
Priority given to returning customers.
The heron nests on Rondeau Bay are still empty.
Maybe this is the empty nest syndrome.
The heron nests on Rondeau Bay are still empty.
Maybe this is the empty nest syndrome.
March 14, 2010
The Sunday Paper
The Queen and Al Qaeda?
Headlines and photos don't necessarily go together.
I did a double take on this one.
Headlines and photos don't necessarily go together.
I did a double take on this one.
March 12, 2010
Handyman Special
A real fixer upper.
This barn has been falling down in slow motion for years.
I guess it finally got tired of fighting gravity.
This barn has been falling down in slow motion for years.
I guess it finally got tired of fighting gravity.
Handyman Special
A real fixer upper.
This barn has been falling down in slow motion for years.
I guess it finally got tired of fighting gravity.
This barn has been falling down in slow motion for years.
I guess it finally got tired of fighting gravity.
March 11, 2010
Come on in, the water's fine
If the road and the trail are washed out wouldn't that mean you are going for a swim?
March 10, 2010
Manly Removals
as compared to those Wimpy Movers.
Amazing the differences in the English language.
Supposedly England, Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia all speak the same language.
Another thing, to get the operator in New Zealand you dial 010, I think. never did get through.
In north america we have movers, sown under the have removers.
Amazing the differences in the English language.
Supposedly England, Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia all speak the same language.
Another thing, to get the operator in New Zealand you dial 010, I think. never did get through.
In north america we have movers, sown under the have removers.
March 09, 2010
Summertime
when the livin is easy...
Coming soon to a season near you
Coming soon to a season near you
March 08, 2010
Alice's White Squirrel
You've heard of Alice's White Rabbit, you know the one who was late, but have you heard of the white squirrel?
He wasn't late, just gathering nuts and he ran into a hole in the tree.
Alas, Alice followed the rabbit and the rest is history.
He wasn't late, just gathering nuts and he ran into a hole in the tree.
Alas, Alice followed the rabbit and the rest is history.
March 07, 2010
Another reason to avoid the dentist
Wasn't it bad enough just going to the dentist?
Evidently you can legal cause bodily harm. Who knew?
Evidently you can legal cause bodily harm. Who knew?
March 05, 2010
It's important to get your vegetables.
I saw this squirrel eating his carrot last week.
Good eye sight is important.
Good eye sight is important.
March 04, 2010
Watching for the longear
Lets see if I can balance on this tiny tree in the middle of a snow storm.
After we found the longeared owl we saw this hawk on the way out. Not as skittish as usual, it got to about 20 feet before it flew.
Hawks and owls don't get along. Maybe he was watching for the longeared too.
After we found the longeared owl we saw this hawk on the way out. Not as skittish as usual, it got to about 20 feet before it flew.
Hawks and owls don't get along. Maybe he was watching for the longeared too.
March 03, 2010
Darwin at work
I really like the attitude in New Zealand.
They tell you there is a hazard and then you are on your own.
If you are stupid enough to ignore the sign, please leave a marker on the trail so we know where to find your body. No point in littering the country side.
They tell you there is a hazard and then you are on your own.
If you are stupid enough to ignore the sign, please leave a marker on the trail so we know where to find your body. No point in littering the country side.
March 02, 2010
Looking for Longear
A friend gave us the directions to the location of a group of long-eared owls.
This was a life bird for both of us and the photo was just a bonus.
This was a life bird for both of us and the photo was just a bonus.
March 01, 2010
DIVE!!
While in Toronto I went out with I.P.S. and
makeupanid.
At Humber Park East we had bufflehead in close.
Once I got home I realized I could see this male under the water.
Snow, sleet, rain, repeat.
It still was a fun day.
Thanks to Ian, Anne and I got to see longeared owls. Life bird for both of us.
I'll post those later in the week.
The bufflehead
- is one of the scarcest ducks in North America
- has a courtship display that includes a "water-skiing" posture that displays the feet as well as the plumage
- stores up to 115 g of fat—more than a quarter of its body weight—as fuel for the migration flight
- is the only tree-nesting duck small enough to use the nest holes of Flickers
makeupanid.
At Humber Park East we had bufflehead in close.
Once I got home I realized I could see this male under the water.
Snow, sleet, rain, repeat.
It still was a fun day.
Thanks to Ian, Anne and I got to see longeared owls. Life bird for both of us.
I'll post those later in the week.
The bufflehead
- is one of the scarcest ducks in North America
- has a courtship display that includes a "water-skiing" posture that displays the feet as well as the plumage
- stores up to 115 g of fat—more than a quarter of its body weight—as fuel for the migration flight
- is the only tree-nesting duck small enough to use the nest holes of Flickers
