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"AND THEN THE LANDSCAPE MELTED INTO THE BACKGROUND" - Blue Jay

September 01, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"AND THEN THE LANDSCAPE MELTED INTO THE BACKGROUND" Blue Jay - 5 Photos While watching for returning Ospreys, I heard the call of a Blue Jay which seemed to be getting closer. Blue Jays like Belted Kingfishers are usually full of bravado until you begin to approach them and all bets are off and so are they. So it wasn't until the call soun...

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"A MUSKRAT'S BREAKFAST" - Muskrat

August 27, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"A MUSKRAT'S BREAKFAST" Muskrat - 7 Photos A large muskrat (by muskrat standards) swam from the pond and climbed out onto a small beaver dam, bordered either side by cattails. The appearance of this muskrat may have confirmed the mystery of an incident that had occurred a few days before. I had seen a mink on previous occasions, fishing in this...

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"AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, WE HAVE A PROBLEM" - Ospreys

August 24, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, WE HAVE A PROBLEM" Ospreys (Immature) - 6 Photos In approximately one month, the Osprey family will be heading south to warmer climates for the Winter months. There the youngsters will remain for at least two years before returning north again, where they will eventually mate. Their parents, of course, will return next Spring...

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"NO LONGER NEST BOUND" - Osprey (Immature)

August 20, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"NO LONGER NEST BOUND" Osprey (Immature) - 10 Photos Who doesn't like a sunny day but the day when the photos that follow were taken, was overcast with a hint of sunshine behind the clouds. Blue skies make for a great background but cloud cover slightly illuminated with light can provide striking contrast and definition within the subjects, whet...

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"THE NEXT GENERATIONS" - Various Birds

August 18, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"THE NEXT GENERATIONS" Sora, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Merlin - 10 Photos It's late summer & young birds have, for the most part, fledged. And it's a time to work out the intricacies of staying safe without constant supervision of parent(s), interacting with other species, competing with siblings, learning how to catch food and...

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"GAME OF THRONES" - Great Blue Heron

August 10, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"GAME OF THRONES" Great Blue Heron & Double-Crested Cormorant - 10 Photos A Great Blue Heron had entered the pond and immediately walked up to a small peninsula where there was already a young Common Merganser roosting & grooming. A short time passed and a Double-Crested Cormorant flew in and landed near the dry land. When Cormorants dry t...

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"NO THE SKY IS NOT FALLING!" - Great Blue Heron (Immature)

August 07, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"NO, THE SKY IS NOT FALLING!" Great Blue Heron (Immature) - 12 Photos "Squawk! cried Chicken Little, "the sky's falling down"!" No, it's not but what was this young Great Blue Heron looking at with his/her superior vision? At first it was leisurely walk around the pond, fishing at the edges with much success (Photo #1 & Photo #2) and then...

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"CANADIAN LOGGER" - Beaver (North American)

August 07, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"CANADIAN LOGGER" Beaver (North American) - 6 Photos What could be more Canadian than a beaver and then a beaver tackling logs on a slope to reach the creek below (Photo #1). It wasn't exactly log rolling which is done with a floating log in water but although the logs are "grounded", they can move. I certainly wouldn't want to navigate any sli...

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"WATCH TOWER" - Black-Crowned Night Heron (Immature)

August 07, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"WATCH TOWER" Black-Crowned Night Heron (Immature) - 10 Photos A young Black-Crowned Night Heron flew out from a creek bed and landed on top of a dead fir tree, close to where I was positioned waiting for other wildlife to appear (Photo #1 through Photo #3). The tree stands alone surrounded by wetland. I assume it was regarded as a safe haven f...

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