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Mourning Dove
All posts tagged “backyard birding”
White-crowned Sparrow
There have been a few white-crowned sparrows around the back yard lately.
Birds out Back
Birds out Back
Lot of bird activity out back this morning. Some of my sparrow friends were enjoying the sun…. Others were hanging out at the clubhouse…. A few were checking out the local real estate…. Then I noticed there was some nest-building going on. Don’t they know… Read More
Finches out back
Attic apartment
Birds out back
The house finches disappeared for a couple weeks, but they’re back! These days there are mourning doves around just about every day. The house sparrows are enjoying the community housing units above the deck.
A better day for my bird friends
It’s funny how sometimes you don’t really notice certain things until you really slow down and look. For instance, I used to walk through many forests on my way to trout streams and never noticed the world of fungi all around me, until I started… Read More
Shelter from the Storm
Ever wonder where birds go during a snowstorm? We’re experiencing some bad blowing snow around Toronto this afternoon. I took a look out the window to the yard. At first I didn’t see any birds, but soon I started picking them out, in the barberry… Read More
Cedar Waxwings on Twenty Seventh Street
Cedar waxwings tend to hang out in groups and I never know when I’m going to see them. This morning, Tuffy P left for work, got as far as the car and came right back. “Red alert – cedar waxwings!” They were in our locust… Read More
27th Street 