Some Recent Favourites!

Despite the weather, we have been finding a surprising number of new migrants. 

The facial expression on this Purple Martin made me laugh.

Yesterday a White-breasted Nuthatch removed about a dozen leaves from a tree cavity.  The hole is far too big for him to use (easy for predators to enter). Perhaps he was retaliating against a nearby noisy squirrel!

It is nice to see the bright spring colours of returning Yellow-rumped Warblers! 

Osprey are back. One has been seen circling Lake Chipican for dinner in the early evening.

I saw my first shore bird of the year on the weekend... a Greater Yellow-legs in the flooded field at Modeland Road. It is unfortunate that a housing development will soon be destroying this habitat.😦

During a lunch walk last week, a loud splash drew my attention to 2 muskrats swimming away from a hungry mink. He did not catch either rodent while I watched.

Many muskrats are active near their lodges including 
this busy threesome enjoying the sunshine..

Not sure who lost this feather...perhaps a Ruffed Grouse.

The Bloodroot poking out of the forest floor last week is now blooming!

A male Kingfisher watches for a meal in Lake Chipican.