January 2017
Fox tracks in the snow
Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) on the Train Bridge
Berries in the rain.
Vipers Bugloss (Echium vulgare) in the snow.
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
White Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis).
Common Loon (Gavia immer) in winter plumage.
Female Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica) in the snow
Bark peeling off a rotting branch.
White Spruce (Picea glauca) branches with raindrops.
Clouds lit up by the setting sun over Little Lake.
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
stream with an intricate mix of ice shelves all along the banks.
Becky and I searched for this Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) around Lindsay and eventually found this one out in a brownfield site opposite the airport.
Dried Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) encased in ice.
Ice encased branch after freezing rain all night.
Some interesting Lichens and Fungi on a branch on a wet day.
Maple keys on a cold winters day.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) hiding amongst the shrubs.
A White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) searching for something to eat.
Some cool ice out on Little Lake.
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) buds on a cold day.
Little Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) hanging out in the shrubs.
Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) along the trail.
Turkey Tail Fungi (Trametes versicolor) topped by snow.
I found a few of these feathers scattered amongst the snow.
while driving towards Quebec City we came across this small family of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) peering through the trees.
Southern edge of the boreal forest just north or Quebec City.
An Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis) in Quebec City.