Month: December 2011

A Visit from a Barred Owl

Barred Owl A few years ago, we had a barred owl come to visit us. My husband was hoping he would stay around and catch some of the squirrels in our yard. He was disappointed. We didn’t see him after this, but they don’t usually spend their time hunting in the daytime. The barred owl […]

Photo Opportunities at the Bird Feeder

Bluejay Red Breasted Nuthatch White Breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee A great way to practice your photography is taking pictures of the birds at the birdfeeders. We get quite a few of them in the winter. To make them look as though they aren’t right at the feeder, I put out several different branches to have them […]

Ducks in our “Front Yard”

… and this is how you walk … Merganzer A drippy duck We have many mallard ducks in our area, and often see them with their small ducklings. I took the top picture several years ago, and was pleasantly surprised to see the duckling looking like it was copying its mother. I realize the duckling is […]

The Elusive Loon

I think I had a gremlin in my computer. I was working on this page, and somehow it disappeared. I wasn’t aware that it uploaded to my blog, so it went out before I was finished. Working with computers can be such a treat sometimes. We have a couple of loons on our lake so […]

A Visit with a Great Blue Heron

For the month of December, I plan to upload some of my favourite bird pictures I’ve taken in previous years. I’ve been going back to see if some of the things I’ve learned about editing can be used for working with the photos. Some of these were taken with the first camera I had, which was […]