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.