Though the bird feeders’ perch is a little undersized for it, this male Common Grackle manages just fine.
Month: April 2019
Pauses
A Red-breasted Nuthatch pauses while cracking open a sunflower seed.
Cheery
These dwarf daffodils add bright and cheery colour to our yard.
Good photo Faye!
Dawnsong
A carols its’ welcome to the new day.
I love hearing birdsong on a spring morning.
Gold
This vista was worth more than all the gold I might care to own.
Draw
A Manitoba Maples’ twigs and flowers draw a very open lacework curtain across the sky.
A gaggle of goldfinches . . .
. . . and a Pine Siskin.
Pauses
A Pine Siskin pauses while drinking from a dish.
Handsome.
We are so blessed to have this handsome boy.
Help.
Faye and I ran errands today.
On our way home we saw a car on the shoulder and a fellow using a stick or bat to herd a bird off the pavement onto the shoulder. As we passed by we saw that it was a . . . Common Loon?!?!?! They aren’t at all common around here; as a matter of fact neither of us have ever seen one. Literally. We were gobsmacked.
So we pulled a u-turn and went back to offer help. The fellow was leaving but said he had called wildlife rescue. We decided to stay until they arrived. Faye got a small blanket from the trunk to cover, protect, and confine it, keeping well away from its long pointed beak. It appeared to have some kind of leg or foot injury. We didn’t realize how BIG a loon is!
Two animal rescue officers arrived about 30 minutes later. They packed it into a small kennel for transport to a rehabilitator.
