Birds, Water and Icy Things!

Blue Jay with a special treat! It is surprising to hear how much noise they make when food is provided. If they were quiet, they likely wouldn't have to share.

Dark-eyed Juncos are also taking advantage of the backyard food source during this very cold winter.

Peregrine Falcon's have been nesting on the Michigan side of the Bluewater Bridge since 2005. Most years, young birds are successfully raised. As we were walking towards the bridge on Friday morning, the falcon flew through the structure and came in for a landing. It was my first view of this species in 2026.

Common Mergansers taking flight. What a difference a week makes! Last week the St. Clair River was full of ice. Today, most of the ice was gone. We will likely see more congestion as ice is expected to continue floating down from Northern Lake Huron.

There are a few places to pull over when driving down the St. Clair Parkway. When the car door slammed, all ducks took flight. One Redhead had the (fill-in-the-blank) scared out of him. (top middle). We were more careful with the doors at subsequent stops.

We saw over 3,500 individual birds - 15 species at this one stop along the St. Clair River.

Black-capped Chickadee eating berries.

Looking over Lake Huron from Canatara Beach.

Ice crystals in Lake Chipican.

Hoar Frost at Camp Saredaca.

My brother shoveled a skating maze on the north shore of Lake Superior. One morning, a beautiful sunrise added colour to the scene!