Category Archives: birds

  This morning brought many birds, three of which resulted in pictures. The loon’s eye is either dark or red depending upon how the sunlight catches it. These were the first goslings seen this year. If only they didn’t grow … Continue reading →

  A killdeer nest is merely a shallow depression on open ground. This killdeer really looked as if it were nesting. And it behaved as if it were nesting. Upon spotting me, it got up and wandered a short distance … Continue reading →

  As songbirds go, the dipper is a maverick: it flies underwater to forage on the bed of cold and turbulent mountain streams. It takes the cold and wet in its stride. Yet, when it builds its nest, the dipper … Continue reading →

  Tree Swallows are here in good numbers. They are waging war over nesting sites with one another and with flickers. In the midst of the battles, some seem to have taken a break to mate. That Tree Swallows are fleet of wing is … Continue reading →

  There has been a sprinkling of observations of Ospreys around the Lake in the last little while. It is April and males have started to appear; Soon females will return.  The first osprey I have seen this year is … Continue reading →

  Some birds seem to have their own version of a child’s game, king of the castle. I have watched gulls and geese (the latter only during the mating season) play a game which involves approaching a perched advisory from … Continue reading →

  “I am told that it is appropriate to wear a special bonnet today.”

  From the moment I spotted the fresh carcass of a Canada Goose on the shore, I knew it would be worth watching. Now, what might take an interest in this? The first visitor was a three-and-a-half year old eagle (note, … Continue reading →

  March closes with a handful of birds that just did not make the cut to have a posting of their own. The first local sightings of the Eurasian Collared Dove were made in 2008 after they had spread across the continent … Continue reading →