I sometimes think of the White-breasted Nuthatch as the clown of the songbirds. It moves upside down. It wears a distinctive, funny suit. It has a funny little call, surveys the scene by turning its head every which way. Flits down to snatch a seed then quickly retreats to the safety of a nearby tree to open and devour its prize.
Bufflehead are a winter resident on the St. Clair River. Sometimes they allow themselves to be photographed.
As we left Pelee National Park, I looked up and spied a Bald Eagle riding the stiff west wind. It slanted across the wind, travelling north, the same direction as we. The eagle rode the wind just above tree level, sometimes below treetop height and having to weave through the limbs to clear air. As I drove Faye got the camera. If I stopped we fell far behind so I continued driving as Faye looked for an opportunity. This is a pretty good shot given the conditions.
We shared space for about five kilometers and time for about ten minutes, before finally parting ways in Leamington near the ferry dock. It was a truly remarkable, unique experience.
These majestic creatures (Cygnus columbianus, link to AllAboutBirds from Cornell Lab of Ornithology) are quite shy and keep a healthy distance from humans. This pair did not care for my presence a mere 200 or so meters away and took flight.
Shot through the weave of trellis netting, a Mourning Dove and House Sparrow share a perch.
A flock of Canada geese, almost edge on to me, displays several aspects of wing beats as they move from one field to another.
This Red-Tailed Hawk, likely a this-year bird, perched on a hydro pole. Just after I focused my camera on it, it took wing. I was fortunate to get this photo.
This trio – a Ring-billed Gull and two juvenile Herring Gulls – seemed to be interested in my presence only insofar as I had the potential to make them move. Far from slothful, they were simply in resting, energy conservation mode.
Like ice skaters, this pair of mute swans (link to allaboutbirds.org) moved with grace, at times as one. 
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