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.

You can just see a bit of this downy woodpecker’s red cap.  I like the way his back feathers caught the wind as well.

I always enjoy seeing these little birds while walking in the woods.

I wondered why the birds were in such a frenzy, when I imported the image I saw why.  The gull in the lower right-hand corner had caught something to eat that the others wanted.  The scene is a bit raw but nature is that way sometimes.