Goldfinch

October 22, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Goldfinch flock to our bird feeders, drawn by whatever magic seed my husband puts out for them. In the wild, I hear their sweet song, but can’t always spot them. These photos were taken in the peak of summer and amazingly the bright yellow of the bird works as camouflage in the bright green foliage. […]

That’s Wild, Turkey!

October 8, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It’s turkey weekend here in Canada. A good time to present these wild turkeys. At one time, they were nearly extinct in our area, but they have found their way back to proliferation. Coming across them always makes me smile. Funny birds. For Bird of the Week challenge.

Nonchalant on the edge

October 6, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

What you can’t see are the falls – the water drops off literally below those birds’ feet. I suppose with the knowledge that wings can save you, there is nothing risqué about standing on the edge. (For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge : On the Edge)

Robin and Worm

September 24, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Don’t you get any ideas about my worm!” This Robin liked to play with his food before gobbling it up. For the Bird of the Week challenge.

Great Blue Heron

August 11, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

While I stalk the Great Blue Heron, he stalks lunch… and rejects it… Not quite what he had a hankering for, I guess. For Bird of the Week challenge.

Killdeer Couple

July 21, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’ve always loved the killdeer for their acting skills. To lure predators from the nest, the killdeer will pretend to have a broken wing and loudly exclaim in its two syllable cry: kill deer! We had a black lab once who claimed a killdeer as her best friend. The bird would cry out and the […]

Warbler

June 30, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

There are many species of warblers, and most I am not able to identify. Google reverse image suggests this is a Blackburnian warbler (likely a female). Most importantly, these little birds always bring such joy. Thanks to Don’t Hold Your Breath for hosting a bird of the week challenge.

Rosy Grosbeak

June 16, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

One of my favourites. The day my mother confirmed she was ready to die, I was tasked with calling the MAiD doctor, the funeral home, and so on. This Rosy Grosbeak with its large pink heart, stayed close by, as if to reassure me. He reappeared at my kitchen window the day we returned from […]

Mallards

April 28, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It’s springtime, and love is in the air, even for the mallards. This pair idled by, and while I tend not to photograph mallards, I bowed to their insistence. Don’t fall for his apparent devotion, as soon as she gives birth, he’ll be off and other males will impose themselves on her, at risk to […]

Bald Eagle – Bird of the Week

April 16, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

There’s a new bird of the week challenge! Thank you! This Bald Eagle was hanging out at Little Falls, St Marys, Ontario.

Crisis

How did undocumented –a civil infraction –reduce people to ‘bodies’? And how did empathy –observation and support –merit death by gunshot? When we stretch for explanations –to fit the violent rhetoric –are we too not complicit in crime? Red, blue, it’s all intolerable –the global stage is watching –a nation in rapid decline. “He’ll burn […]

Winter’s Ruse

Poet’s Quandry

IfI wereto writeevery dayfor onehundred days,would my soulbe purged ofthis malaise;is it a thingto be dredged,dragged up –twistedand tiedlike tatteredbed sheetsknottedtogether;is therea remedyfor thisscourge;or is thisan inherentrestlessness,a fiery bluespark of eternalangst ignitingpassion – a callto write? (Originally posted February, 2017. Image my own)