At first, we thought that something was wrong with this bird. I believe it is a brown thrasher, and it was “anting”. The thrasher is lying on the ground, and letting ants climb on it. Apparently the ants crawl between its feathers and skin. It stretched out its wings, and acted like it was having […]
Merganzer – Killbear Provincial Park
Scenery in Killbear Provincial Park
Eastern Kingbird
Gray Catbird
Mute Swans
When we were in Presqu’ile Provincial Park, we saw several mute swans. We don’t see very many in our area, so we enjoyed watching them. The mute swans came from Europe in the mid 1800s through the early 1900s. They decorated the lawns of large estates and city parks. They were also put into zoos […]