Flocks of Evening Grosbeaks
Cardinal female
A more shy visitor to the feed put out during the ice storm.
Grackles
These Grackles arrived from the south to the ice storm and starving hungry. I bought a bag of corn for them, they ate and ate. Here you can see the beautiful breeding plumage of the Grackles.
Evening Grosbeak #15
Here is a piece of trivia for you … they hold the sun flower seed eating record of 96 seeds in five minutes… I had no idea that someone keeps track of these things!
Brown Creeper
Horned Larks
On a mild March day, these birds were picking up gravel and some grain dropped by a grain truck at the sides of the roads.
Purple Finch
In the middle of all the sparrows was this brightly coloured little bird, flocking to the extra feed I put out during the ice storm to get a welcome snack. You can see the ice pellets on it’s feathers.
Goldfinches
I love these friendly little birds, they love the feeders and provide me with live TV drama all day. They will even pose for a photo.
Pine Siskin
Often in the flock with the goldfinches, a little shyer although the feeder is a favourite place to be.
Crows of a different colour!
Saw three, captured two with my camera… driving along Grey Road 13 north of Heathcoate. I know there was one for several years on this stretch of road, and now there are three that I have seen. Frequently they are mistaken for Magpies!
The sunflower seed hoarders – Blue Jay and Chickadees
Eastern Blue Birds return
The Bluebirds returned for Thanks giving, I don’t know why but they keep coming back about every two weeks!
Bath Time! Yellow-rumped Warlbers and Bluebirds
Hummingbirds
This little hummer was so friendly it perched high by me while visiting with my parents on their lovely deck with many flowering Cactus and various annuals. 3 images.
A family of Jays
When the Jay family fledges the nest everyone knows it! Sqwaaaaaak! They are a loud bunch, in these photos a fledgling has just left the nest with parents encouraging along the way. My parents country yard makes for a wonderful environment for them with mature trees blended into a meadow.
Red-headed woodpecker
A Red-headed Woodpecker is a delightful find. With it’s bright red head it is captivating and an exciting bird to add to ones list. This one must have a nest nearby as it has been hanging around for several weeks in the south end of the Beaver Valley in the old growth forest which happens to border onto a quiet road. 5 images.
Eastern Bluebird “checking out the view”
Two years ago my friend bob, brought me back this awesome Bluebird house from Florida. He has the same one and they love it. So I put up mine with hight expectations … they didn’t even look at it!… two years of moving it around the property and with in 24 hours at this spot, they were all over it! If you don’t have Bluebirds, keep moving the boxes until they prove of the location. This year “we” raised 12 chicks in our yard 🙂
Indigo Bunting singing up a storm
Ever drive down the road with the window rolled down and hear a different bird chirping away? This bright blue fellow was singing up a storm, so of course I stopped and took a photo!
American Redstart Warbler pair
A male and female … on another mosquito ridden path, pass me the bug spray, I would rather die a slow death of Deet poisoning than be carried away by mosquitos! We need more warblers, many more. These sing a loud and cheerful song, easy for me to hear, except they sound a lot like my phone. 
Black-throated Green Warbler
Walking along the trails of the Bruce Peninsula getting eaten alive by mosquitos, perfect place for Warblers. the little fellow was quite accommodating and posed on several branches to have his photo taken. 
