I am still staying at home,
due to horrifically hot humid weather, and Covid
On the birdfeeder
Male Baltimore Oriole
On a flower
Monarch Butterfly
On the fence
A wet squirrel
On my easel
(Acrylic on canvas)
Showing posts with label wild bird wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wild bird wednesday. Show all posts
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Monday, July 20, 2020
Down By The River
With above average temperatures again,
not much is going on in my world.
A short walk along the river was managable.
Do you see me?
Leopard Frog
A flyby
Great Blue Heron
Monday, July 13, 2020
Hot & Humid Days In July
It's been so hot here for the last week,
(35-42C which is 93-106F),
that I haven't gone out of the house!
I took a couple of pics through the window.
Male Goldfinch
The resident Cottontail
I have air conditioning in my studio, so... I painted this.
"The Fanciful Dragonfly"
(Acrylic on canvas}
Monday, July 6, 2020
Leftovers Again
I haven't been travelling very far from home. A trip to the grocery store, and a meander down the aisles of my favourite art supply store, (resulting in major acquisitions). So, I am sharing some photos of what's been going on in my yard the past week.
A bromeliad
waiting to get planted.
A cottontail rabbit relaxing.
A chipmunk scrounging.
A Redwing Blackbird,
and a male Baltimore Oriole
posing.
Monday, June 29, 2020
Leftovers -Around The Yard
Some leftover shots from around the yard.
My favourite "wildflower".
Most people think of dandelions as weeds,
but I think of them as flower food for bees.
A pretty in pink bachelor button.
Nirbert, one of my garden gnomes got a new paint job!
You are never too old to blow bubbles...then take a picture of one!
A Blue Jay, keeping an eye on...
The yard guard, my dog Merfy.
Monday, June 22, 2020
Duck Shoot
A Mallard duck photo shoot at the lake.
I love ducks, they always look so happy
Male and female juvenile ducks look a lot like adult females.
Beak colour is the most reliable way to sex juvenile mallards. Males have greenish-yellow bills, while females sport orange bills with black splotches.
Monday, June 8, 2020
In The Wild
"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience"
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
I took a walk in the forest, to the river.
Wild Iris - Blue Flag Iris
(Iris Versicolor)
Wild Geranium
(Geranium Maculatum)
White Trillium - Wake Robin
(Trillium grandiflorum)
(Lithobates clamitans)
(Branta canadensis)
CHEERS!
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Monday, June 1, 2020
Bright Spots
There were 326 new covid-19 cases reported in my province (Ontario) yesterday. So, I am still self isolating. I do get out into nature a bit, but that's it, and I have no in person contact with anyone other than hubbers. I am going a little shack-wacky...
But there are still many bright spots in my world.
In my yard,
Juvenille Baltimore Oriole
Adult male Baltimore Oriole
On my easel,
My latest painting
(acrylic on canvas)
On a log
(my dog Merfy)
CHEERS
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Monday, May 25, 2020
Visitors
What is going on in my world?
I am still self isolating, so my range is limited,
but there are visitors in my yard every day.
Mr. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Mrs. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
A black squirrel eating my maple blooms
An Admiral butterfly
CHEERS
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Monday, May 18, 2020
Isolation Week 7, or 8, or Whatever
Things are opening up slowly here in Ontario,
but I am still self isolating.
An interesting visitor to the yard this week.
A male Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker.
I have a lot of time for "arting"
My latest painting
(acrylic on canvas)
Merfy stuck his head in some vegetation on a walk,
and got seedy faced.
A Canada Goose on the river
sharing with
CHEERS
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Monday, May 11, 2020
Birds And a Beep
Like many people, my world is pretty much limited
to the house and the yard as a result of Covid-19.
But, there is always lots to see.
Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Male Baltimore Oriole
White-Crowned Sparrow
Chipmunk (Chipper)
Our darling granddaughter (Beep)
Yep, that's her! She is 15 now, in grade 11,
and as you can see by the shirt,
she has her grandparent's excellent taste in music!
she has her grandparent's excellent taste in music!
sharing with
CHEERS
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