March 2016

A Sheep along the River Rawthey

The view of the Lake District from the top of Hempsfell

A pony up in the Yorkshire Dales

White flowers against the dark green leaves

A Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) walking along the mudflats

A Female Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) feathers

A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in a flooded field near Silverdale along the coast

Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) gliding across still water over the reflection of The White Cross Pub

A view of the countryside from the train in Northern England

A domestic Embden Goose that was living along the River Nene

Flowers along the River Nene

A European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) along the River Nene

A male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) swimming along the River Cam

A pair of Greylag Geese (Anser anser) on the River Thames

A male Mandarin (Aix galericulata) Duck on Serpentine Lake

A mixed flock of Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula), European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), and Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) flying along the side of the road

Some Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) amongst a flock of Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) and Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in a flooded field

A Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) hanging off the bird feeder scaring away all the birds

A Stink Bug working his way across some paper

The sunset among the fields of Southern Ontario

An American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) on the edge of the deck

A branch with new buds, just in time for spring!

A Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) in spring molt that was swimming around Little Lake

The end of a White Spruce (Picea glauca) branch

A branch with a layer of ice encasing it

A wary Groundhog (Marmota monax)

A Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) taking off from its nestbox

The bark of a Mountain Ash (Sorbus sp.) with moss

An American Mink (Neovison vison) which was running along the bank

An American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) along the power lines

Miniature 2 inch waves that were 'crashing' against the shore of Little Lake