Category: Bird Behaviour
Roly-poly Birds
My poor birds! While I can sit here snug inside a heated house, my feathered friends are struggling through a Canadian winter. January is always a cold month, although this year it’s been warmer than normal. I’m not sure the birds think the same. I took these pictures at the …
Wednesday Wings: Winter Doves
Last winter, I had three mourning doves overwinter in my southern Alberta yard. This is no small feat in an area where the temperature dips down to -30C a few times a winter, but they survived. This past summer, I had four young doves in the yard on a regular …
Wednesday Wings: The Big Guys Are Back
Camera? What Camera?
I have clouds of house sparrows in my yard this time of year. When they converge on the feeders, they empty them in a matter of minutes. I’m tryng to walk the thin line of putting food out for the mourning doves and other (real) birds, while trying not to …
Wednesday Wings: Mr. Swivel Neck
If you’re new to this blog and wondering why I posted a bird-less picture, read my Bird (?) Watching post from earlier this year!
Wednesday Wings: Who’s Watching Who?
Spending a lot of time at a southern Alberta lake this summer, I’ve been watching white pelicans and various gull species on a regular basis. Noticing some activity in the water near the boat launch one afternoon, I wandered over to see what was happening. A young white pelican was keeping …
Wednesday Wings: A Merlin Moment
Wednesday Wings: A Little Baby
Wednesday Wings: A Big Baby
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Roly-poly Birds
My poor birds! While I can sit here snug inside a heated house, my feathered friends are struggling through a Canadian winter. January is always a cold month, although this year it’s been warmer than normal. I’m not sure the birds think the same. I took these pictures at the …
Wednesday Wings: Winter Doves
Last winter, I had three mourning doves overwinter in my southern Alberta yard. This is no small feat in an area where the temperature dips down to -30C a few times a winter, but they survived. This past summer, I had four young doves in the yard on a regular …
Wednesday Wings: The Big Guys Are Back
Camera? What Camera?
I have clouds of house sparrows in my yard this time of year. When they converge on the feeders, they empty them in a matter of minutes. I’m tryng to walk the thin line of putting food out for the mourning doves and other (real) birds, while trying not to …
Wednesday Wings: Mr. Swivel Neck
If you’re new to this blog and wondering why I posted a bird-less picture, read my Bird (?) Watching post from earlier this year!
Wednesday Wings: Who’s Watching Who?
Spending a lot of time at a southern Alberta lake this summer, I’ve been watching white pelicans and various gull species on a regular basis. Noticing some activity in the water near the boat launch one afternoon, I wandered over to see what was happening. A young white pelican was keeping …
