A Winter Walk!

Immature Bald Eagle heading out to hunt!

While walking along the beach last week, 15 Cedar Waxwings flew overhead and luckily landed nearby. It is the first flock in Lambton we have noticed outside of Pinery Provincial Park this calendar year.

There weren't many juniper berries on this tree for the waxwings to eat.

Hopefully the birds found one of the other nearby trees boasting more fruit.

An Ice Breaker entered Lake Huron from the St. Clair River and flushed a lot of ducks.

Many Long-tailed Ducks and other species became airborne. 

A pair of Mute Swans are in the narrow strip of blue water, in the left third of the photo.

Eight Mute Swans sleeping on the ice.

A birdfeeder near the maintenance building attracts birds daily. When l I looked at the photo on my computer, I saw 4 Downy Woodpeckers. (I was only aware of 3 woodpeckers at the time the picture was taken.) In their range, Downy Woodpeckers are the most likely woodpecker species to visit a backyard bird feeder. They prefer suet feeders, but are also fond of black oil sunflower seeds, millet, peanuts, and chunky peanut butter.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/overview

A busy hangout for the local mouse population!!

Grey Squirrel tracks leading to a hole in the snow where the rodent hoped to recover some nuts hidden last fall.