Do you ever have the feeling you’re being watched 😏

There are many collective nouns for robins. How nice that bobbin is one of them. It’s been a very good year for this bird as I’ve had many sightings.

This was my first sighting of a Black-crowned Night Heron this year, looking somewhat ruffled.The suburban park where I took this photo borders the river and attracts a lot of wildlife. I wonder what’s next 😊

Not sure what happened here, all was calm and then this 😏

The Red-winged blackbird stood out against the dry grass.  I had my choice of these birds to photograph on a recent walk.

I’ve seen more Red-winged blackbirds this spring than I have in many years.  More males than females though, so I was pleased to see and hear this female.

Mallards are among my favourite ducks and I feature them frequently. More to come 😊

Like many other migrants, starlings reappear in early spring. As attractive as they are, they are an invasive species in Canada, compete with native birds for food and can cause a lot of agricultural damage.  I watched as this one and its mate tore across the grass.

I’ve seen several robins recently but this time I had my camera with me.

I saw my first Red-winged blackbird the other day, so did the mallard 😏

I’m not sure how the argument got started but it ended soon enough!

Seeing a Red-winged Blackbird is a sure sign that spring has arrived. This photo was taken last year, around this date 😏. 

I enjoyed watching the young goose tentatively explore its environment.

This small man made lake attracts a lot of waterbirds during the nicer months. The water is crowded and the birds seem to get along. I liked the way the gulls appeared to form a guard around the sunning cormorants.

Late last fall we discovered this pond while on the way to another location. There was so much activity on the water that we never made it to our original destination.  We’ll be heading back in a couple of weeks when spring migration is underway.

This is a first winter ring-billed gull or at least it was, when I took the photo in October. It is still speckled and has a pink bill.  You can appreciate these birds on their own when they don’t blend into the colony.

These birds are among the first to return in the early spring. We’ll just have to wait a few more weeks.  However, I did see a pair of Canada Geese flying overhead. What a sight at the end of a long winter 😊

Sometimes you just have to plunge right in.

This female northern cardinal had just flown back from a feeder. If a bird can look put out this one certainly did.

Another occasion where I heard the woodpecker tapping away before I spotted him.

We are fortunate to see quite a few wood ducks during the warmer months. They return each year to a nearby lake, breed and raise their young and then migrate at the first frost. I took this photo in late summer.

The river is shallow at this point and muddy. It’s also a favourite fishing spot for Egrets.  This one had caught something, and cleaned up after eating .😊

The duck doesn’t seem to mind winter at all.

This is a slightly re-edited version of a photo I’ve featured before.