A male Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) flew in with all his buddies to the Suet feeder, but decided to wait until it was less busy for his turn!
2019/03/01 | Categories: Aldergrove, Bushtit | Tags: Bird, Bushtit, Nature, Outdoor, Psaltriparus minimus | 1 Comment
A Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicenis) hunting over a winter Raspberry field. Mountains in the background.
2019/02/28 | Categories: Abbotsford, Hawk, Uncategorized | Tags: Bird, Buteo jamaicenis, Canes, Mountains, Nature, outdor, Raptor, Raspberry, Raspberry field, Red-tailed Hawk | 2 Comments
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 | 2 Comments
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
A very pretty Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
2019/01/03 | Categories: Aldergrove, B.C., Birds, Song Sparrow | Tags: Bird, Nature, Outdoor, Song Sparrow, Sparrow | 2 Comments
A male Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
2018/12/27 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Spotted Towhee | Tags: Bird, Nature, Outdoor, Pipilo maculatus, Spotted Towhee, Towhee | 2 Comments
This bright little lady, an Anna’s Hummingbird ( Calypte anna) is a regular visitor to our sheltered feeders! Her mate is around here too! Hardy little birds in the cold!
2018/12/23 | Categories: Aldergrove, Anna's Hummingbird | Tags: Anna's, Bird, Calypte anna, Hummingbird, Nature, Outdoor, Winter | 2 Comments
A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) hunting for bugs under the bark of a branch
2018/12/13 | Categories: Aldergrove, Chickadee | Tags: Bird, Black-capped Chickadee, Chickadee, Nature, Outdoor, Poecile atricapilla | 2 Comments
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 growing flock of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) that are feeding in a field near where we live.
2018/11/14 | Categories: Aldergrove, Canada Geese | Tags: Bird, Branta canadensis, Canada Goose, Field, Geese, Goose, Grass, Nature, Outdoor | 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
A Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) perched on the branch of a Maple tree
2018/10/30 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Eurasian-collared Dove | Tags: Bird, Eurasian-collared Dove, Maple Tree, Nature, Outdoor, Streptopelia decaocto, Tree | 2 Comments
Here’s me getting busted by this lovely female Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) sitting on the fence with the SalmonBerry Bush. I haven’t seen her this season, but she showed up today and I’m happy! So will her mate I guess!
2018/10/28 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Spotted Towhee | Tags: Bird, Female, Fence, Nature, Outdoor, Pipilo maculatus, Salmon Berry Bush, Spotted Towhee, Towhee | 2 Comments
A pair of House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) perch on the branch of a bush in the rain.
2018/10/27 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
Robin's Robins 