We’ve had a flock of pine siskins at our backyard feeder during the last couple of weeks. They are small and belong to the finch family. Adult pine siskins are brown. They have lots of brown streaks on their breasts, and the edge of their wings and tail are a subtle yellow. It is rare […]
We had a couple of purple finches visit our feeder today. They were in a flock of pine siskins and goldfinches. I haven’t seen any purple finches here for a long time. These pictures aren’t as sharp as I would like – I’m hoping they come back again soon.
Today we saw seven swans swimming in the west end of our lake where it empties into the river. A friend told me about them so we drove over to see them. Six of them are trumpeter swans. These swans are the largest in the world. Their black bill stretches up to the eyes, and […]
We had a snowstorm last night that knocked our power out for almost 10 hours. It was beautiful though, and I enjoyed an early walk to take some photos. We are thankful for the Hydro employees who were out working hard to get our power restored. The young woman in this truck walked the hydro […]