January 2016

A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) at the feeder

A 1st winter plumage Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

A female Merlin (Falco columbarius) hiding in the trees

Tree stump lit up by the sunset

Some Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), and Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) on the icy Otonabee River at sunset

A Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) gleaning insects from a tree

A Beaver (Castor canadensis) swimming along the Otonabee River

Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) using human structures to their advantage

A Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) flying overhead

A couple of Snow Buntings (plectrophenax nivalis) on a rainy day

A Greater Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) hidden among a flock of Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus)

Little Lake during a crazy windy blizzard

A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) taking off

A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) peeking out from a birch tree

A White Birch (Betula papyrifera) on a cloudy day

An open patch of stream in Jacksons Creek

A female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) landing by the edge of the river

The moon looks like its getting some new visitors

A composite photo of a male Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) while he was doing a courtship display

A Rock pigeon (Columba livia) coming in to land on top of the train bridge

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) tracks down on the edge of Little Lake

All the trees along the Otonabee River were fringed with frost giving each and every branch a contrast of dark and light

Cattails along some Coyote tracks

The last Maple (Acer saccharum) leaves on the tree

Three Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura) perched on a wire

Ice melting along the Otonabee River

A Female Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) swimming along the Otonabee River

Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) flying up off the Train Bridge

An American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) sitting on a snowy branch

A Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) perched over the highway

Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) and a Beaver (Castor canadensis) along the ice at Mill Pond