A Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) kicking around in the snow looking for seed.
2019/02/16 | Categories: Aldergrove, B.C., Birds | Tags: Bird, Ixoreus naevius, Nature, Outdoor, Thrush, Varied Thrush | 1 Comment
Here’s another rare visitor, to our garden anyway, a female Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) sitting on a branch just about one of our Sunflower seed feeders!
2019/02/13 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Uncategorized | Tags: Bird, Crossbill, Female, Loxia curvirostra, Nature, Outdoor, Red Crossbill | 4 Comments
A Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) picking Millet seed thrown from the feeder above.
2019/02/09 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Golden-crowned Sparrow | Tags: Bird, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Nature, Outdoor, Snow, Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla | 2 Comments
A Purple Finch (
) perched in a big Cedar tree, with the Sun shining through.
2019/01/30 | Categories: Aldergrove, B.C., Birds, Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus purpureus, Cedar Tree, Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Purple Finch, Tree | 2 Comments
A pair of Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) have a bit of a struggle on the very thin ice, falling through a couple of times!
2019/01/19 | Categories: Abbotsford, Birds, Ducks | Tags: Abbotsford, Anas crecca, B.C., Bird, Duck, Green-winged Teal, Nature, Outdoor, Waterfowl, Willbank Creek | 4 Comments
Here’s Eight Mallards (Anas platyrhychos), four pair, four male, four females. All were asleep with their heads down. Something made a noise and all the males popped up. Females weren’t bothered and kept sleeping! Who has their priorities right!
2019/01/09 | Categories: Abbotsford, B.C., Birds, Ducks, Mallards | Tags: Abbotsford, Anas platyrhychos, Bird, Duck, Mallard, Mill Lake, Nature, Outdoor, Waterfowl | 7 Comments
