Here’s a fine European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in it’s winter coat of colours. Only problem is that it only has one leg! But that hasn’t seemed to slow it down at all!
2018/11/27 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Starling | Tags: Bird, Common Starling, European Starling, Nature, Outdoor, Starling, Sturnus vulgaris | 4 Comments
A Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooprii) juvenile, stopped in for lunch today, but all the lunch made a hasty retreat and it went away hungry!
2018/11/22 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Cooper's Hawk, Raptors | Tags: Bird, Cooper's Hawk, First winter, Hawk, Juvenile, Nature, Outdoor | 4 Comments
Here’s another Eagle shot. This one an immature Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with a lovely dead Salmon for lunch. This guy will be White by next year. You can just see the white coming in around it’s bill, which will also turn colour as it ages!
2018/11/21 | Categories: B.C., Bald Eagle, Birds | Tags: B.C., Bald Eagle, Bird, Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Immature, Nature, Nicomen Slough, Outdoor | 2 Comments
A flight of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) flying into the sun
2018/11/18 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Canada Geese | Tags: Bird, Branta canadensis, Canada Geese, Cloud, Geese, Goose, Nature, Outdoor, Sky, Sunbeams | 2 Comments
A Slate-coloured Junco, (Junco hyemalis) stands out from the Oregon Dark-eyed Junco, by it’s colour. But is in fact the same species.
2018/11/11 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Junco | Tags: Bird, Junco, Junco hyemalis, Nature, Outdoor, Slate-coloured Junco | 2 Comments
A pretty Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) waiting it’s turn at the feeder.
2018/11/05 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Golden-crowned Sparrow | Tags: Bird, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Nature, Outdoor, Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla | 2 Comments
