Snow & Ice & Birds!
Ice build up on Lake Huron along Canatara Beach.
Long-tailed Ducks in flight at the entrance to the river which has some of the only open sections of water along the Canadian shoreline. This species is currently the most abundant on the river. The shipping channel is still open.
Looking back at the extreme west end of Canatara beach from the Sarnia Lighthouse.
Wind blown icicles along the St. Clair River!
Hooded Merganser resting in an eddy on the St. Clair River.
A pair of Trumpeter Swans posed nicely for identification purposes on the St. Clair River. The shape of the beak is important in separating the species from Tundra Swans when the 2 species aren’t standing side by side. (Tundra Swans are 20% smaller than Trumpeter Swans.) The bill base forms a ‘V’ shape at the forehead on the Trumpeter Swan. In the side profile, the eyes on Trumpeter Swans are more broadly attached to the longer, heavier black bill.
Trumpeter Swans are North Americas largest waterfowl. Canada Geese in the foreground provide some size perspective.
Fluffed up feathers help to keep this White-breasted Nuthatch warm in the frigid temperatures.
A European Starling stopped for a fruit snack on Staghorn Sumac.
An American Robin had a feed of berries on a Hackberry Tree. That tree has been his restaurant this winter, and some nearby cedar trees are providing night time shelter.
A Red-tailed Hawk watched us drive slowly past on a rural road.
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