For my play on words I’ll be posting some 2sDay photos on random Tuesdays. Each photo will include 2 of the same thing. For 2sDay this week I’m sharing photos from the archives. two starlings snapped in the garden during a snow … Continued
While visiting one of our favourite birding stores to purchase a new bird feeder I got a recipe for a no melt, all season suet which I decided to try out.Even though the recipe is called all season suet it … Continued
One of the shore birds we saw while walking the beaches in September in British Columbia was the sandpiper. At first I thought these are the least sandpipers as they were fairly small, but they could be sanderlings which also look … Continued
The birds and critters flit in and out of the garden and sometimes it is a challenge to get a good photo of them. Persistence pays off, and eventually there is a good photo or two of the lens friends. The … Continued
House finches are frequent visitors to the feeders in the garden. They snack on black oil sunflower seed, safflower and mixed bird seed.
Nothing lifts your spirits more in winter than to look out the window and see the gorgeous red cardinal. The brilliant red of the male stands out on the snowy covered trees. Red is not a colour that I have … Continued
Here is a quick and easy bird feeder for the kids and grandkids to make. You need a pinecone, string, lard, peanut butter, and some bird seed. The bigger the pinecone the better as you will be able to get … Continued
You can turn a coconut into a feeder with a few simple steps. This is the second style of coconut feeder we’ve made for the garden. The birds love them filled with homemade suet. After buying your coconut, drill a … Continued
We loved taking a lot of different walks on our trip to British Columbia this past July. We are always on the lookout for birds that we don’t see here in Ontario. This time we spotted a couple of different … Continued
The weather has been a hot and muggy and one morning we decided to walk down by the bay and enjoy the breeze off the water. Just by the children’s play area in a marshy area that the swans nest … Continued