Charlie Page photographed this baby bird at his most adorable. Isn’t he a cutie?
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Happy Thursday. 🙂
Hello Baby Bird!
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Photo: Blinded by the Leaf
The Comedy Wildlife Photo competition has some very cute entries this year. Here’s one of them.
I assume the pigeon got rid of the leaf and went on with much clearer vision!
Northern Raven
The Northwest Territories has lots of ravens. I don’t really know how they survive the winters, but they do.
Very intelligent and canny and with a wide vocal range, I have seen them plan, act in concert, and then share the proceeds of their cooperation. And I swear that they have a sort of language.
The Dene believe that they are good luck, unless they are calling out to each other at night. That is then a sign that you should hunker down in your house.
Happy Monday; happy week. 🙂
A Goose Approaches
This Canada goose followed me for a bit, I think quite hopeful of a handout.
Do not Feed the Birds
I saw several of these signs when I stopped for lunch at Vancouver’s Granville Island.
On the other side, the signs say this.
Very true. As M and I sat on a bench overlooking the water to drink our coffees, a mom with two young daughters arrived to sit on the bench next to us. The youngest one, who is about 5, began to take a bite from her sandwich but within seconds, a gull flew in and ripped the whole sandwich practically out of her mouth.
In the blink of an eye, there were no less than five or six gulls aggressively fighting over the sandwich in the small space between me and the little girl. I would not have wanted to get in their way!
The little girl was scared and her mom shocked. I wondered what would have happened if they hadn’t quite gotten the sandwich; they might have swarmed the child.
So I agree with the BCSPCA. Feeding the birds is not healthy for them, in more ways than one.
July 28’s Wordless Wednesday
Proud Peacock
The Okanagan Valley is home to a flock of wild peafowl; their domesticated ancestors were released a couple of decades ago. Did you know that peacocks are a type of pheasant?
No one thought they would survive, but they have done much better than expected and are now well established.
I encountered this one while I was out for a walk. The male approached me while two peahens wandered into a nearby yard.
He turned his back to me and started vibrating his feathers, or in other words, he was inviting me to, um, assess him. It was quite the display, but I don’t think I’m ready to become part of the peacock cult.
Greetings from the peacocks of Okanagan Valley. 🙂
Ducky
I hope you have a ducky weekend. 🙂
Stay Where You Are!
Even birds have to physically distance!
🙂
Redpoll Finch
The cute little redpoll is a type of finch that is very common in the north.
Their little red “polls” are a tiny flash of colour that is easily recognisable if you’re watching for them. Small but obviously hardy, I’m not sure how they make it through our tough winters.
Happy Friday. 🙂
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