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Thank you for visiting my page ... I do appreciate your presence! Have a terrific day!      Along with many hummingbirds there are also a number of other birds seen daily like these Pine Siskings who arrive in fairly large flocks   Spotted Towhee ... A year round garden friend   Bushtits Some of my fav little visitors arrive in large numbers of 12 -20   I am ever astounded by nature... This bush blooms several times a year and the hummingbirds adore its blossom nectar (a scarce commodity in January)      That background colour is the last of the deck flowers ... Hummingbirds are still checking but not sure they are finding much nectar given the chilly weather! brrr!.         A few winter resident Hummingbirds for your viewing pleasure
 An unusual visitor this week .. Townsend Warbler    A. young eagle flew across the falconer group to have a close inspection of the event... Not a welcome uninvited guest!  A young female Kestrel gets fitted with a transmitter   Above series... One of the Kestrels launches from her perch and glides in to visit the handler. Beautiful little raptors! Goshawk in flight ... An amazingly swift quick thinking bird! Just beautiful!
       Snow Geese take flight ... These migratory geese are said to have originated in Russia
  above ..... Pintail Duck drakes  A group of Greenwing Teal ducks Northern Harrier Often seen around these wetland areas
   Moon over Mossback The 4 images above in the slideshow were shot approx 40 min after sunset.. and the one below of the whitetails several minutes later.      I came upon a small lake that was filled with ducks. As I was a long ways off, I didn't realize right away that most of these birds were Northern Shovelers. And quite an abundance of males. These ducks are filter feeders and use their shovel shaped bill to scoop up food from the top layer of ponds and lakes. You will typically see them paddling along with their head down and sweeping back and forth collecting invertebrates and seeds. Very colourful and cool birds!
 Hello to everyone!!!!
Special contest to win the cards ... I need two correct answers 1.. What kind of bird is this? 2. I need you to tell me specifically the location of this image (within 1 km) first person to correctly answer both parts of the quiz wins send your guesses to [email protected] thank you for watching my blog... lots more to come... TerryV I am working on the latest images which might take a few days to process so you can expect some unusual wildlife images to show up over the next few days.
I was about 1000 miles away on a long overdue visit... Think I might have a few different perspectives , landscapes and wildlife to show you! Cheers. .... TerryV |
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Summer 2023.. I just received notice that my blog has been awarded a distinction of being one of the top 10 photography blogs in Canada.
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