Fun times in Grumma's backyard.

June 14, 2025

We had another fantastic week at O'Sullivan's Rainbow on O'Sullivan Lake near Nakina, ON. The fishing was phenomenal, the weather was nearly perfect and we shared tons of laughs over amazing meals.

 

Indigo Buntings.

 

Cedar Waxings loving a cool bath on a hot day.

 

From "Pop Pop, look at my pigtails" to "What you talkin' bout, Willis?" in under a second.

 

The three bears.

 Nakina, ON

Here we have the exotic looking Black-billed Cuckoo we found in a forest near our house.

 

An Eastern Bluebird with a PSA about the PI.

 

Eastern Towhee.

 

Swainson's Thrush (I think).

 

A Baltimore Oriole with nice little wormy snack.

 

Red-breasted Merganser rocking the wind-blown look.

 

Eastern Chipmunk

 

A White-winged (open-nosed) Scoter.

 

White-tailed Deer in the ravine - it's fascinating how they often have one ear directed behind them and the other in front to help detect danger from all angles.

 

Not the most flattering of angles so I think I deserved every second of this death stare and every millimeter of that middle finger. Red-tailed Hawk

 

There appears to be lots of seed for everyone who wants it but it seems someone's a little greedy.

 

Alice in Bloomland at the RBG.

 

The backyard birds didn't seem to mind the big snowstorm but they sure do spend a lot of their time and energy keeping an eye on the sky for predators. You don't realize how much they keep their head on a swivel until you see them up close. Here we have Northern Cardinals, House Finches, Dark-eyed Juncos, a Mourning Dove and Goldfinches.

 

All those swans, ducks and geese to play with but what does she like best? The pigeons.

 LaSalle Marina, Burlington.

I refuse to utter or type the name of the orange idiot of a president. So, here are a pair of beautiful 🎺er Swans.

 

A Red-breasted Merganser maneuvering through the ice floes.

 Lasalle Marina, Burlington 

I'm by no means a fairweather photographer but I will admit that it isn't horrible being able to snap critters through the window wearing one's PJs and bunny slippers. Coopers Hawk.

 

Coopy's Two

 

Meaghan when she was CJ's age (and thereabouts).

 

A Tundra Swan with its distinctive yellow beak patch.

 

Little Snow Angel

 

A little splash of red on this Blue Monday. (Through the back window)

 

A day in the life a GMa's house.

 

Getting great giggles out of a non-giggler requires some pretty masterful puppeteering.