On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I was a little surprised to find a Mallard with ducklings at Swan Lake.
It was a very pleasant day – though unfortunately I did not have much time to spend out in it, being fairly well booked with phone calls and teaching. I did spend a few moments out on the south deck in the warm sun a couple of different times, then this evening I took some … Read more
Connor and Rowan each captured some video of the other with Pine Siskins. I spliced together the clips with minimal editing above.
Connor has set up some bird feeders in the yard, and with recent snows they have been popular with the juncos and Pine Siskins. Pine Siskins are fairly aggressive with each other, and bold with humans. Both the kids were able to have one feeding out of their hand. I only got pictures of Rowan with one, but they got video of each other which I will try to post at some point.
This week we got to witness some excitement in the park involving Bald Eagles and Common Murres. Monday I was out on the tideflats looking for a Rock Sandpiper (which I didn’t find) when many of the birds between me and the water flushed away from the water. I looked up and saw an eagle … Read more