Well, it's been almost two months since I last posted anything here. Winter can be a great time to enjoy completely different settings and backgrounds for birds; no leaves on the trees sure makes sightings easier and impediments to a good shot less. But this winter has sure cold, meaning heading out with skimpy gloves that still allow operating the camera controls a little less desirable. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about the winter we've had so far - I've loved it. Some of you will have heard me say before, "If we're going to have winter, then let's have it!" I really do dislike the sloppy, brown, snow-melt-snow winter's we've had a lot of lately. I'm quite fine with the bitter cold temperatures we've been having, the wood stove nicely keeping the house toasty with no impact on the non-existent heating bill. And at this point anyway, I still like shoveling.
But back it the middle of December when winter was just getting started, I headed to LaSalle Park in Burlington and finally got to see a bird which had, till that point, eluded me even though I'd see it mentioned on the Hamilton Bird list and miss it when I arrived. There were a few Canvasbacks there and a few cooperated close enough for a few pictures to add lifebird #133.
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| female Canvasback |
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| Canvasback pair |
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| male Canvasback |
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| male Canvasback |
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| female Canvasback |
On the trail there, I also got two nice shots of a male and female House Finch.
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| male House Finch |
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| female House Finch |
As I mentioned earlier, I'm hoping to post pictures of our Costa Rica trip soon... a bit of editing and trying to chose the best selection of the pictures I got. Stay posted. :)
Till then...
Keep enjoying HIS handiwork!
