Yesterday, I showed an image of the heron rookery in Vernon, which is, truly, a beautiful thing, and called it Oh to Be a Heron in the Springtime. Click here to see […]
Oh to Be an Eagle in the Springtime
The Bluebirds are Here: Part 2
A year ago I volunteered to prune a neighbour’s cherry orchard in exchange for some cherries. After all, I was short of fruit trees and she had recently lost her husband. This […]
Hawk Takes to the Air
Out of focus because of the tree, but what a beautiful bird, nonetheless. Hanging Out with the Blackbirds Down at the Swamp When in doubt, go with the imperfect image.
The Waxwings are Here!
As the snow sifted down yesterday afternoon, the waxwings appeared, just in time. They settled in the poplars down the road, looking like winter blossoms. These most wonderful birds devour all the […]
15 Pheasants Sitting in a Tree
Forget partridges in pear trees. Take a look at this! Ring-Necked Pheasants in a Choke Cherry Tree (or two) Before yesterday morning, I never saw a single pheasant in a single tree, […]
A Short Meditation on Crows
What’s so special about crows?Poufy Fluff Note: this is the male.
Cedar Waxwings Stuffing Themselves
Literally! They flew out of the neighbour’s locust tree in a whirr of wings, perched in the flowering crabapple tree across the road, and started stuffing themselves with apples. No sooner than […]
Travelling Time
This is the season of travellers. A couple hundred showed up yesterday, as the last of the sun burst in under the clouds, with its deep orange rays come in horizontally from […]
Sometimes Art is the Wrong Thing
Ah, the farming life. The Absentee Farmer Replaces His Loyal Guard Dog with a Spy Cam and an Internet Link This is art. It’s not just the farmers who are expressing their […]
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