Some red berries and a Cedar Waxwing.

 

At first glance, this is only a male Hooded Merganser with a fish. But on closer inspection you can see his mate's beak peaking out of the water just under the fish, subtly hinting that she'd love for him to share. Photo 2...he took the hint.

 

A Mourning Dove in the final few glowing moments of the day.

 

Just going to slip another chickadee into the feed real quick. This one's ducking to avoid getting a spider web in the mouth which, speaking from experience, is a bit gross and usually causes a guy to spit and splutter for a few seconds.

 

The Long-tailed Ducks are back and here's a beautiful hen on the wing.

 

A perky looking Pied-billed Grebe.

 

The Great Blue Herons are still hanging around, catching and tossing back plenty of fish.

 

I wish I were wrong but I'm pretty sure the ospreys have skipped town in favour of warmer climes. So here's one a few weeks ago skipping its dinner across the pond.

 

A gnarly maple leaf landed in a cedar tree. Gnarly, yes, but its imperfections make it all the more beautiful and interesting. Like most things in nature, I guess.

 

A pair of Cedar Waxwings (you may have to squint a bit for the blurry one in the back) enjoying a bountiful berry harvest.

 

Hooded Mergansers. It wasn't until these beauties arrived back in town recently that I realized how much I've missed them.

 

As dusk descends on Great Egret viewing season in these parts, here's one as dusk descends on the day.

 

A Great Blue Heron scoping out the creek for the juiciest fall fishing spots.

 

The Northern Mockingbird.

Black-capped Chickadee...Hoping nobody finds chickadees to be gross or off-putting because there might be a few more on my feed for the next while. At least until I find some cool ducks or maybe a hawk or two.

 

Happy Halloween.🕷️🕸️

 

A Dark-eyed Junco pausing and reflecting on a headstone.

Just thinking about stuff.

 

The B-25 Mitchell Bomber fresh off a football game flyover.

 

A juvenile White-crowned Sparrow.

 

My ball cap, the one with the fish logo, came under some uncomfortably intense scrutiny.

 

The Rusty Blackbird.

 

Haha, good one.

I tried to keep the promise I made to myself that I wouldn't take another Red-winged Blackbird photo unless it had visible vapour drifting out of its beak but...

 

A Cedar Waxwing enjoying the blue berries of this Canaerti Red Cedar.

Black-capped Chickadee.

 

This Great Egret had to dig deep into the mire to pluck out its afternoon snack.

 

You gotta love a bird that lives up to its name. Like this very photogenic White-throated Sparrow.

 

An Osprey hoping nobody will notice that the catfish she just "caught" was already long dead and starting to decompose.

 

An Eastern Phoebe looking a little bit cute.