A Pair of Peregrines!

Deryl was in the right place at the right time to capture two Peregrine Falcons on a light post! This species has been nesting on the Bluewater Bridges since 2005 with mixed reproduction success. They can fly at 90 kilometres per hour, but when in hunting mode, can dive at speeds exceeding 300 km/hour to catch their prey!

The local Wild Turkey often found meandering around Canatara (and sometimes our street) could have cared less that I found it on a fence beside a trail.

It was too busy preening its feathers!

We participated in the annual Port Huron, Michigan Audubon Bird Count last weekend. (One portion of the count circle extends into Sarnia and south to St. Clair Township.) We started with a pretty sun rise and found some good birds (Eastern Meadowlark) but no good shots of our avian friends.

Some of the seed eaters, including this White-breasted Nuthatch, were locating the caches of other birds and re-locating the seeds!

Point Edward Residents have done a wonderful job of decorating the walking trail that connects Canatara Park to the St. Clair River River!

Merry Christmas!