December 2016
An American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) cawing triumphantly after having rumaged through the leaf litter for food
Bark peeling off of a Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Quintessential Canadian cottage country with some Eastern White Pines (Pinus strobus) towering above the surrounding trees
Some new soft ice thats already cracking
Some Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) coming up through the snow
This Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) which looked quite cold!
One chilly Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) on Little Lake!
Ice forming on the rocks by little cove as the mini waves come crashing into them
Some tiny little yellow Crabapples (Malus sp.)
A bunch of small ice pucks that had been floating around had become trapped in the Little Lake ice pack
High Bush Cranberries (Viburnam trilobum) topped with fresh snow
A female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in the snow
It was quite the melée of birds at the lake in Barrie. If you look closely you can see Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser) in the background, Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus), and a Great Black Backed Gull (Larus marinus) up near the top
Sunrise out over Little Lake
An American Robin (Turdus migratorius) up on high, with feathers puffed out against the cold
A dried up Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) collecting fresh snow
Ice on a Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) which had formed on now melted snow
A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) feeding on Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) berries to help get through the coming winter
Male Common Goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula) taking off of the Otonabee River, heading over to a large raft of Goldeneyes further downstream
A little female House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) was happily eating seeds
Some interesting fungi on the underside of a branch
Some dried up Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) emerging from the snow
A Shrivelled crabapple (Malus sp) still clinging on
A little Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) came by on Christmas!
Ironwood leaves (Ostrya virginiana) dripping with rainwater
A lone Kumlien's Gull (Larus glaucoides kumlieni) among hundreds of Ring-billed (Larus delawarensis) and Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus)
One angry looking Ring-billed Gull (Laura delewarensis) on a cold day
Some interesting bark peeling off of the tree
A ladder of snow climbing up into the the canopy
A snowy Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)