by Wendy | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog, Sandpipers, Wetlands, Wilson's Snipe #140
Every year for many years this Snipe has returned to his post on Grey Road 32. I was quite happy to see him...
by Wendy | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Ducks, Wetlands, Wood Duck #113
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by Wendy | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Ducks, Wetlands, Wood Duck #113
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by Wendy | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Ducks, Wetlands, Wood Duck #113
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by Wendy | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog, Ducks, Long Tailed Duck #106, Wetlands
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by Wendy | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog, Ducks, Gadwall Duck #101, Wetlands
Yep, I got close enough to this Gadwall to get a good photo … a new one for...
by Wendy | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog, Bufflehead #97, Ducks, Gadwall Duck #101, Golden Eye Duck #102, Lesser Scaup #105, Redhead Duck #110, Wetlands
Spring migration is well under way … I don’t even know how many varieties of ducks there were at the Leslie Street Spit, my lens was too short! Redheads are the ones with brown heads. The Bufflehead (male) is the little guy at front and centre, I think there is a female Goldeneye in the bottom right. Gadwall is top...
by Wendy | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog, Swan, Mute #142, Swans, Wetlands
A gorgeous night in Thornbury harbour, these young fellows seem to be out cruising for some action. As they mature their bills will turn bright orange. The white line across the horizon it the ice line...
by Wendy | Apr 1, 2015 | Blog, Ducks, Wetlands, Wood Duck #113
Easy Spring on the Beaver River, beautiful! they didn’t ge the message that there is still snow and ice on their nesting grounds … April...
by Wendy | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Swan, Mute #142, Swans, Wetlands
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by Wendy | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog, Heron, Great Blue #1, Herons, Wetlands
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by Wendy Webb | Sep 15, 2014 | Blog, Heron, Black Crowned Night #125, Herons, Wetlands
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by Wendy | Sep 10, 2014 | American Wigeon #94, Blog, Ducks, Wetlands
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by Wendy | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog, Ducks, Hooded Merganser #104, Wetlands
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by Wendy | May 20, 2014 | Blog, Plovers, Sandpipers, Wetlands
Early spring at Wasaga Beach a small number of Plovers arrive. Volunteers guard the stretch of the beach that they lay their eggs in. The Plovers are so unaware of danger that their survival rate is very low. Dogs, people stepping on the nests, and even high winds and big waves are all dangers to these tiny birds. This poor little soul has five leg tags on...
by Wendy | May 16, 2014 | Blog, Heron, Great Blue #1, Herons, Wetlands
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by Wendy | May 8, 2014 | Blog, Heron, Green #126, Herons, Wetlands
This fellow was really determined to nab a...
by Wendy | Apr 29, 2014 | Blog, Killdeer #136, Sandpipers, Wetlands
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by Wendy | Apr 24, 2014 | Blog, Cranes and Storks, Sandhill Crane #91, Wetlands
This pair of Sandhills have nested at my friends cottage for years, I went for a stroll with them along the shallow lake shore, as long as I kept my business they didn’t mind one bit. Loved it, a great way to enjoy the morning sun an a hot...
by Wendy | Apr 23, 2014 | Blog, Egret, Great #115, Egrets, Wetlands
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