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The Northern Cardinal (f) stayed mostly hidden while the male was sitting in the open calling. She made her way to the male, staying in the cover the whole while.
Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia, ON
The Viceroy butterfly much resembles the Monarch butterfly in colouration. Typically smaller in size, with a solid black band on the hindwings are some of the differences with the larger Monarch. Lots of great info on these beauties at this site: www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/attracting-butterflies/v... and a few others as well.
This Dark-eyed Junco (male) gets chased from the seed pile it was feeding at, by a pair of Cardinals. Males are predominantly greyish black with a whitish underbelly, while the females are brownish grey. A common winter resident in Southern Ontario.
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
This American Crow didn't seem to mind my presense as it sat and preened on an open branch, giving this chance for a portrait.
Canatara Park, Sarnia ON
The drab autumn plummage of the American Goldfinch is framed by the Sumacs behind it.
Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia, ON
Sunset at Bartlett Beach.
Currently in Explore; Thank you for all your views, invites, and kind comments.
One other shot taken last weekend. I wasn't that keen on it compared to the other 3 shots I took, but having edited it I don't mind it so much now. Not the best composition, but it's all I could get. Taken at the same spot as my previous upload.
Hard to believe this snow was pretty much all gone by Sunday and even harder to believe that tomorrow it's supposed to be 11 degrees. The temperature has been all over the place this Winter, but so far the whole season has been much more bearable than last one we endured with snow still on the ground in May!
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail feeds on teasel at the edge of a meadow. Always a treat to see these sunny beauties.
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON, Canada
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The Eastern Towhee (m) hopped along this log and chatterred away as I whistled back at him.
Pinery Provincial Park
Lambton Shores, ON
White-tailed Deer doe, part of a grazing herd, looks up as the group moves along.
London, ON
Earl Rauws
Sorry, but I kept thinking of the Boston tune .... "Doe look back, a new day is breakin, it's been too long since I felt this way"
LOL ....... stuck in the "70s I guess,
A young Whitetail Buck was grazing with a small herd of does and yearlings and found a raised knoll to rest and watch them.
London, ON
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Agile and active, the White-breasted Nuthatch is often seen foraging upside down on tree trunks or large branches.
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A male Northern Cardinal had flown into some deep cover along a small lake. I had seen him from the trail and moved ahead. I started to whistle out one of the common male Cardinal calls. He started to answer me back and soon popped out into the open, calling back very boisterously. I kept whistling a call back at him and he seemed to look at me in confusion, almost as if to say "You look nothing like a Cardinal. Why are you calling me?"
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
A gusting wind gives this Common Merganser (f) a curious looking feathered crest.
*** Happy 2023 to all ***
Sarnia Bay, Sarnia ON
Remember the shot below. This was taken at the same spot in the opposite direction. It's a day when I wish I had had a long pair of waders as I was balanced rather hap haphazardly on a wobbly rock, so forgive me if this isn't as sharp as it could be. I have uploaded this larger if you want to soak in those colours larger on back!
This Yellow Warbler popped by for a qucik song and a visit.
Pinery Provincial Park, Lambton Shores ON
Our tall ship St. Lawrence II was docked overnight in Kingston. On night watch my path brought me to this section of the harbour full of reflections.
This White-tailed Deer youngster was caught in this pic as many of the young kids today, tongue sticking out for a photo. :-p
The young buck appears to be around 20 months old based on the antler size and formation, according to some info on the web.
On a sunny but windy day, most birds were staying in the low ground cover. A clump of cedar and junipers had some Golden-crowned Kinglets coming out to feed and heading back in for cover. A few calls enticed this one out for a quick peek.
Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia ON
Walking along this trail I heard a familiar call. Persistent and assertive after a few calls to it, this Indigo Bunting (m) popped out to check me out.
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
This Cedar Waxwing lacks the Red-Tipped secondaries, that are often seen and part of it's name. My Nat Geo guide says this absence can occur in adults ..... juveniles are a brownish streaked pattern through till the fall.
Pinery Prov Park, Lambton Shores, ON
This Great Egret finds a sunny perch to preen and rest. The stark white against the woodland back drop makes this beuaty easy to notice. 2 other companions were well hidden in a water side tangle
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON, Canada
A Grey Catbird uses this Birch tree snag along the stream, as a convenient perch.
Pinery Prov Park, Lambton Shores, ON.
This Orange Sulphur was a beauty among groups of butterflies feeding in this Teasel patch, along a meadow trail.
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
The Yellow Rump Warbler displays the bold patch responisble for its name.
Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia, ON
The fall colours can make warbler ID difficult. Most likely a Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) yet it does resemble the first year Cape May, as shown in my Stokes Guide.
Always a treat to see these busy migrants.
Wawanosh Wetlands,
Sarnia, ON
Often quick and energetic, this Ruby-crowned Kinglet pauses briefly allowing me a quick look,
Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia ON
I have said it before and I will say it again, Shubie Park is my favourite place to capture Fall Foliage. And this is one of my favourite spots. Only 6 minutes from my house, I think I am pretty lucky! You can expect a few more from here :o)
A group of Chipping Sparrows had been staying ahead of me on a trail when this young one stopped in an opening in the brush.
Pinery Prov Park
Lambton Shores, ON
This Eastern Downy WP (f) was intent on whatever it found in the tree bark and allowed me to reposition for an un-obstructed view. Quite the obliging avian model !!
Pinery Prov Park,
Lambton Shores, ON
The immature American Robin stayed ahead of me, "hoppin and a' boppin" along the trail, stopping and looking back, so I finally gave in and took it's picture.
Oh well, one more Robin pic for the files.
Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia, ON
The Tufted Titmouse has some twigs in the foreground that soften the image and partially hide this nicely perched adult.
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
A Black-capped Chickadee turns to look around, posing nicely on it's perch.
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
The Northern Cardinal (m) against a fall backdrop. The red colour can deepen as this Cardinal finishes it's moulting and the carotenoids in it's diet can influence the colour of it's plummage as well.
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
The White-throated Sparrow viewed from behind, yields a back lit over-the-shoulder pose.
Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia, ON
The American Goldfinch feeds on Goldenrod. My guide seemed to indicate a male in winter / fall colours, but also quite possibly a juvenile.
Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia, ON
Our recent snow storm and cold snap prompted someone to place small amounts of seeds out at various spots along walking trails, through a city park.
One of the many Squirrels took advantage of the free buffet !
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
The White-throated Sparrows were busy feeding on the seeds of these grassy plants. Often too slim to hold their weight, the Sparrows flitted about trying to find a perch to support them as they fed on these plants.
This Philadelphia Vireo was in a mixed flock of Vireos, Warblers and Kinglets that were busy feeding in a tree. Though often obscured by the foliage, I was rewarded with the shot when this one popped out of the fray to an open branch.
Part of the southward migration we can see here in the late summer and fall.
Wawanosh Wetlands Park, Sarnia, ON