March 2018
Sprouting moss growing on an old log
Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) branching out
This is the face of an individual that was just caught licking the bark of a tree.... black morph of and Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
A Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) peering down from up on high in the appropriately named Owl Woods on Amherst Island
A well camouflaged Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), although it is given away by the bright yellow tail tip!
Ice buildup along the Otonabee River
A small Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) getting ready to flit away again
A female Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) getting ready to fly on to find a meal
A feisty little female Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) fending off the Chickadees and Juncos! Notice the dark grey cap and eye line? This is indicative of this bird being a female, males have a black cap and eyeline as well as a darker more rufous breast
A male Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) searching for insects
Ice encased Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) along the stream bank
Some Goldenrods (solidago sp.) after a short march snowfall
A cute little Raccoon (Procyon lotor) doing his rounds
A little male Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) hunched down in a moment of calm. This is the mate of the female from an earlier post for March 9th, notice his black cap and eyeline compared to hers being dark grey? He also has a slightly deeper rufous breast than she does
The first Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Of the year hiding in the bare branches of a Tamarack (Larix laricina)
A Willow (Salix sp.) cone at tge tail end of winter as soring approaches
A pair of Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) getting to know each other a little better in a small pond
Some fungi growing on an old piece of Birch wood in the slowly warming sun of sping
A curious and feisty little Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) checking out what’s going on around him
A little Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) warming herself up in the weak spring sun
An American Robin (Turdus migratorius) amid the still bare branches early spring
A latticework of Ice along Meade Creek
A sassy little Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) keeping an eye out from a distance
A black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) about to make off with his great find... a sunflower seed!
Cattails catching the early morning sun
A Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) stretching while keeping warm out of the wind in the warm sunlight
Delicate Fern Moss (Thuidium delicatulum) creeping along the rocks
Take-off!! A Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) off to get nesting material!
An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) hiding among the branches
Turkey Tail fungi (Trametes versicolor) growing along an old log
Burdocks (Arctium sp.) from last year still standing as spring approaches