I believe this is a leucistic Canada Goose, it lacked the usual pigmentation of the other nearby geese but otherwise resembled them. I hope he joined the group after a while, he looked a bit lonely 😏.

We’re lucky to enjoy these birds all year round.

I saw two robins recently when the weather was a bit nicer. It’s been a stormy weekend. Hopefully, that’s it for the snow and ice and scenes like this are around the corner.

On a recent walk, several house sparrows flew past me and landed in a nearby yard. This one had a mouthful of fluff that I imagine was going to be used in nest building.

I took this photo at the beginning of April a few years ago. The water had begun to thaw so I imagine he found something to eat.  I had never seen a heron return this early before or since; usually they wait until the ice has melted and the locals come out.

Usually black-capped chickadees don’t stay in one place for long. I’ll raise my camera just to miss them as they fly to another tree,  I was more fortunate with this bird, it stayed put long enough for me to get the shot, Another year round bird here.

Regular readers will have noticed that it’s been a few weeks since my last post. I was out of town for a while and then picked up a nasty bug (yes, Covid is still very much out there).  I’m on the mend now and what better evidence than to feature one of my favourite ducks 😊

A sight I love at the end of the day😊

We see barred owls year round in our woods.  I was hoping the owl would open its eyes wider but he was content to doze and I was happy just to have seen him.

Another little bird that is often overlooked. It was nice to see her perched on some long grass.

I do appreciate these birds as individuals, not as much in flocks when they can be aggressive and messy 😏. This immature ring-billed gull made a nice subject.

There’s still a meal to be found for woodpeckers under tree bark though bird feeders must be an easier alternative for them this time of year.