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.

 

CJ having a fun time tobogganing.

 

A Cooper's Hawk making short work of unlucky house sparrow out back.

 

Here's a little highlight reel of our annual fishing trip at O'Sullivan Lake near Nakina. Make sure you're watching in the highest possible resolution using the settings gear.

 

Close your eyes and make a wish...and may all of your hopes and dreams for the year ahead come true. Merry Christmas. 🎄🎁🤞🌠

 

Where's the cactus?

 

A Northern Shoveler (m)

 

A Black-capped Chickadee mouthing that seed like it's a stogie.

 

One of the beauties who lives in the ravine out back.

 

This won't appeal to all but keeping with the theme of Everyone's Gotta Eat, here's a Red-tailed Hawk who decided to eat its lunch a few feet from the trail. It was remarkable to witness the efficiency and savagery with which that squirrel was consumed.

The other morning there was plenty of mourning among our backyard Mourning Dove population when they lost a comrade to the lethal talons of a Coopers Hawk.

 

Wood Duck (m)

 

Wood Duck hens are beauties. And not shy about getting close to cameras.

 

Here's why Tufted Titmouses sometimes don't show much of a tuft....A submissive Tufted Titmouse lowers its crest, sleeking it down like a skullcap when interacting with dominant birds. Juvenile Tufted Titmice, which have lower social status than adults, often keep their crests down when the more dominant adults are around.

 

This morning's glow.

 

Wood Ducks

 

A Coopers Hawk locked in on a squirrel. Or possibly my forehead.