It was a frozen and nearly silent world that greeted me when I went for my walk today near sundown. The sun peeked out for a moment here and there, long enough for me to get this picture of a common goldeneye, (Bucephala clangula). The goldies are cousins to the most adorable ducks in the […]
Frozen! I thought these bluish icicles were particularly lovely in the warming rays of the late afternoon sun today. There were only a few bushes that had these ice sculptures on them. It seems there had to be the exact combination of sun, wind and warmth to get the formation of these long icicles. The […]
Slightly warmer here today in the Big Smoke, but it’s still clear we’re in the depths of winter. A bit of sunshine helping, though. I thought this photo of what I think is a female hairy woodpecker, (Picoides villosus) rather than a downy, (Picoides pubescens) was a cheering sight, so here she is. (I decided […]
Never mind the weather! Instead of tramping about in search of something lively and colourful on this dismal dark day, I’m bringing you memories of summer, instead. In only a few short months, our early flowers — sunny dandelions — will be pushing up and through the cold ground, and we shall have spring. Trying […]
The video below was taken last March after I witnessed a dramatic swan fight that I truly believed was a matter of life and death. The event began when a young male swan materialized in the Coatsworth Cut of Ashbridge’s Bay and proceeded to check out our female swan, Penny. Penny’s mate, Tycho, immediately flew into […]
