A male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) on a brach of the Butterfly bush.
2018/10/22 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Sparrow | Tags: Bird, House Sparrow, Nature, Outdoor, Passer domesticus, Sparrow | 2 Comments
A Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) busy fishing off the White Rock pier.
2018/10/21 | Categories: B.C., Birds, White Rock | Tags: BC, Bird, Grebe, Horned Grebe, Nature, Ocean, Outdoor, Pacific, Podiceps auritus, White Rock | 2 Comments
A male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) in it’s fine Autumn attire.
2018/10/20 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
A Common Loon (Gavia immer) enjoying a bit of fish for lunch.
2018/10/19 | Categories: B.C., Common Loon, White Rock | Tags: BC, Bird, Common Loon, Fish, Loon, Nature, Ocean, Outdoor, Pacific, White Rock | 2 Comments
The female on the left. A pair of Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) off the pier in White Rock.
2018/10/19 | Categories: Birds, White Rock | Tags: BC, Melanitta perspicillata, Nature, Outdoor, Scoter, Surf Scoter, Waterfowl, White Rock | 2 Comments
A Stellar’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri). Like most Corvids these birds are very intelligent and curious. Nothing goes unnoticed in the yard. Something new will be checked out within minutes! I was about 2 meters from this one!
2018/10/17 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Stellar's Jay | Tags: Bird, Corvid, Cyanocitta stelleri, Jay, Nature, Outdoor, Stellar's Jay | 4 Comments
A pretty male Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) red shaft, perched on the edge of our bird bath just after he had a drink!
2018/10/13 | Categories: Aldergrove, Northern Flicker, Woodpecker | Tags: Bird, Bird Bath, Colaptes auratus, Nature, Northern Flicker, Outdoor, Red Shafted, Woodpecker | 2 Comments
A lovely Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) was busy picking the spilled seed out of the bird bath!
2018/10/13 | Categories: Birds, Song Sparrow | Tags: Bird, Bird Bath, Melospiza melodia, Nature, Outdoor, Song Sparrow, Sparrow | 2 Comments
A male Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna) taking advantage of the last of the quickly fading Rose of Sharon flowers.
2018/10/05 | Categories: Aldergrove, Anna's Hummingbird | Tags: Anna's, Bird, bush, flower, Hummingbird, Nature, Outdoor, Rose of Sharon | 4 Comments
A House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) eating the petals of a Rose of Sharon flower!
2018/10/03 | Categories: Birds, House Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, flower, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Rose of Sharon | 2 Comments
An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) perches on a branch of the Rose of Sharon bush. It was quite windy today and I think the birds were feeling the cold.
2018/10/02 | Categories: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch | Tags: American Goldfinch, Bird, Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Spinus tristis | 2 Comments
A male Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) takes advantage of a downpour and has a bath in the rain.
2018/10/01 | Categories: Anna's Hummingbird | Tags: Anna's, Bird, Hummingbird, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
A most handsome male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) perched on the top rail of a fence.
2018/09/23 | Categories: Aldergrove, Duck | Tags: Aix sponsa, Bird, Duck, Nature, Outdoor, Wood Duck | 2 Comments
This morning we had about 80 Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in the Corn stubble field across the road from us. This is part of that group. The forground vegetation is Blackberry bushes. This is the only thing separating the geese from our street. Mind you it is about 7 feet high! A bunch of Crows were also in on the feast.
2018/09/21 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Canada Geese | Tags: Bird, Branta canadensis, Canada Geese, Corn Stubble, Crow, Field, Geese, Nature, Northwestern Crow, Outdoor | 2 Comments
A female House FInch (Carpodacus mexicanus) sitting in the Rose of Sharon Bush. She was keeping a sharp eye on something out there!
2018/09/21 | Categories: Aldergrove, House Finch, Uncategorized | Tags: Bird, bush, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Rose of Sharon | 2 Comments
A male American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) in his fall and winter colours. He just finished have a good preen and is thinking quite well of himself! Showing a white spot on his forehead I think he has a bit of Leucism.
2018/09/17 | Categories: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch | Tags: American Goldfinch, Bird, Finch, leucism, Nature, Outdoor, Spinus tristis | 2 Comments
… I can hadly stand it! A juvenile female House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) wondering about it’s lot in life! We have had a bunch of these guys around lately.
2018/09/16 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Sparrow | Tags: Bird, House Sparrow, Nature, Outdoor, Passer domesticus, Sparrow | 2 Comments
A pretty female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
2018/09/15 | Categories: Birds, House Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
I can just read this little Anna’s Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) mind as she comes into this Rose of Sharon flower. Delicious!
2018/08/15 | Categories: Aldergrove, Anna's Hummingbird | Tags: Anna's, Bird, Calypte anna, flower, Hummingbird, Nature, Outdoor, Rose of Sharon | 2 Comments
A pair of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) The adult male on the right and the fledgling getting fed a chunk of Suet.
2018/08/13 | Categories: Aldergrove, House Sparrow | Tags: Bird, feeding, fledgling, House Sparrow, Nature, Outdoor, Passer domesticus, Sparrow | 2 Comments
A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) takes a look around from the broken branch of a Rose of Sharon bush in our yard.
2018/08/12 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Chickadee | Tags: Black-capped Chickadee, Nature, Outdoor, Poecile atricapilla | 2 Comments
A male Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) enjoying one of the last blooms on our Butterfly Bush.
2018/08/06 | Categories: Aldergrove, Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird | Tags: Bird, Hummingbird, Nature, Outdoor, Rufous, Selasphorus rufus | 4 Comments
A male Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) enjoying the spray from our bird baths solar spray nozzel!
2018/08/04 | Categories: Aldergrove, Anna's Hummingbird | Tags: Anna's, Bird, Bird Bath, Calypte anna, Hummingbird, Nature, Outdoor, solar spray | 2 Comments
