This afternoon I bundled up, leashed the partners, and we trundled off to Col. Sam Smith Park to see the snowy owls. Two of them, apparently a male and female have been regularly seen hanging out on the docks in the yacht club harbour. Last… Read More
This log cabin style home brings a bit of the country into the city – and it features a modest upstairs apartment. More affordable is this older model home. It’s basic in construction but it has housed several happy families in the past, keeping everyone… Read More
This nest must have been up in the locust tree. I found it in the garden this morning. I hope the birds using it were done with it for the season.
We’re working on a grackle mosaic – a commission. We’re having a lot of fun with this one. As I’m sure you’ve all seen, various blackbirds have a wonderful irridecence in their feathers. We’re trying various ways to catch this – including various irridecent glass… Read More
We just finished a new batch of tea-time bird feeders…. In case anyone is wondering, the drawings to the left of the bird feeders in the top picture are by our pal Anthony Stagg.
An organization in Toronto called Citizens Concerned about the future of the Etobicoke Waterfront, or CCFEW for short(er), organizes regular birdwalks at Sam Smith Park and at Humber Bay. There was one scheduled for this morning, so we trundled out in the rain to enjoy… Read More
Colonel Sam Smith Park sees a huge variety of birds (and birders) throughout the season. I’m planning on going on this bird walk. Hope to see you there.
We’re continuing to make progress on the bird and we hope to have it completed by the weekend. Here’s an old time tune called Little Birdie, performed by the South Carolina Broadcasters. If you ever have a chance to see this group perform live, don’t… Read More
Here’s a little progress report on the new bird mosaic… We started laying in the darkest and lightest values and the beak. Since this is a goldfinch, much of it is yellow, and the how we treat that is going to give this piece its… Read More
For years we lived in a neighbourhood with few birds. This sure changed when we moved down to Long Branch a few years ago. Sam Smith Park, just down the street, is well known as a migration trap, a respite for migrating birds coming north… Read More
27th Street 