by Wendy | Aug 6, 2016 | Blog, Osprey #66, Raptors
Seems a little late in the year however maybe it is a second brood or they could be young Osprey returning to the nest just because there is no place like home. These two were busy building or repairing a nest as the gathered nearby branches and stuff just east of Guelph on my way home from the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, a nice break in the drive for a few minutes. I included a photo of the leg band, if you know someone involved with studying the Ontario Osprey, please share it with them, I did do an entry on the banding page however it came back that they are too busy to look into most notifications regarding bands, oh well. 
This leg band appears to be from a study as it is not common for Osprey to be banded.
by Wendy | Aug 6, 2016 | Blog, Bluebird, Mountain #156, Perching, Thrushes
These spectacular Bluebirds were a bird I was really hoping to see when I was in Alberta, you could just imagine my smile when I realized the ranch I was visiting has many many brightly coloured boxes throughout the ranch. At one time the numbers were very depleted, they have made a comeback because of ranchers like the Halladay’s who took time to build and maintain many boxes.
by Wendy | Aug 5, 2016 | Blog, Plovers, Snowy Plover #160, Wetlands
Why the fake bird? Biologists are trying to establish the population on Sarasota Beach, unfortunately the local crows enjoy the eggs so a girl goes out each morning and places these decoys and eggs. The idea is that the crows eat the decoy eggs which are actually some other birds eggs. These decoy eggs have been injected with a substance that will cause the crow to vomit and not like plover eggs. hmmmm
by Wendy | Jul 30, 2016 | Blog, WaterWays
by Wendy | Jul 30, 2016 | Blog, Country Side, WaterWays
So, this was beautiful yet upsetting … people were running everywhere, do they not see that we were on the edge of a cliff? It seems that every week someone falls off the edge goofing around or taking a selfie, it’s quite the mob scene at these Hamilton area waterfalls, it make Grey County water falls seem peaceful! I did not get the shots I was hoping to, I now realize the spectacular shots I see were done be trespassing and walking past signs saying not to, so I didn’t. This is what you see if you go there.
