Photo op with Owls
One of the new vendors at this years Street Vibrations is a booth where one can have their photo taken with a spectacular real life Owl. These two were rather magnificent animals Continue reading Photo op with Owls
Category: Birds
Pigeon looking for a free ride
Night Heron in Silhouette Shadow
Hawk searching for a meal
A sad looking Steller’s Jay
Couldn’t help but notice this rough looking male Steller’s Jay. Rough looking because his head feathers appeared to be in rough condition. Probably tangled with a cat or escaped the claws of a Hawk? However, his tail feathers were their usual beautiful blue… Continue reading A sad looking Steller’s Jay
Street Photography – Pet Parrots on the shoulder
Squawking Female Stellar Jay
While I was sitting outside my library enjoying the fresh air and accessing the Wifi, this little gem came within a few feet of me, rummaging through the bushes, squawking at me the entire time. I believe there’s a nest close by as I believe this is the same bird that attacked me last week while walking past a tree. Continue reading Squawking Female Stellar Jay
I caught a glimpse…
…of one of the Night Herons I’ve been watching for months, out looking for a safe place to hunt for fish. It initially flew into the dense branches of this tree but immediately found itself in trouble. At one point upside down and struggling to right itself, it eventually found it’s way out of the dense foliage and flew off Continue reading I caught a glimpse…
Are these Cormorants?
No, evidently they are Common Mergansers. Never heard of this species, but they are everywhere here. They dive under water to catch fish just like a Cormorant. I believe this is the female, as the male is more colorful. Funny how mother nature does that Continue reading Are these Cormorants?
It seemed ironic…
…that the Canadian Geese were finding ways to stay out of the water, while the humans were happy to be in the cooling waters of the river on this nearly 90 degree day Continue reading It seemed ironic…
Love Birds
Header Images
The previous theme allowed me to apply a different header photo every time the page was loaded. This theme doesn’t provide that option. An option I loved, as it allowed me to use my own photographs by cropping them to the proper dimensions, highlighting the important part of an image sans the watermarking… Continue reading Header Images
The gosling’s are still alive…
There are times when I spot a brood of goslings with their parents, over time they tend to disappear one by one. Be it by Hawks, other predatory animals, or they just get swept up in the rushing waters of the river. These seem to be doing well with highly attentive parents. If you look real close you can see all four of them. The more difficult one to spot has fallen slightly behind the rest Continue reading The gosling’s are still alive…
Mother Nature at work
It’s that time of year when birds are busy creating their nest’s. This one stopped on top of a bus before moving on Continue reading Mother Nature at work
Ducks bathing and Geese Parenting
A Cormorant sunning on a rock
I’ve seen Cormorants on the river before, but never noticed they have beady green eyes… Continue reading A Cormorant sunning on a rock
Stellar Jay…
These little blue beauties are difficult to follow as they jump from one branch to another… Continue reading Stellar Jay…
My morning walk in the park…
I had a wonderful morning walk through Idlewild Park this morning. Baby squirrels were frolicking about in the green grass. Canadian Geese were being their messy selves expecting to be fed by people. Joggers were out on the path, jogging. Turtles were swimming slowly about the pond with just their noses breaching the surface of the calm waters. Volunteers were busy attending to the flower beds. And so much more. It was so peaceful. I was hoping to find the rose garden in full bloom, but it turns out that it’s a little too early in the season for that… Continue reading My morning walk in the park…
Morning Sky
The Night Herons have returned…
It’s been a while since both Night Herons have found their way to the downtown area, but this evening was my lucky day. They were on opposite sides of the river looking for that elusive meal… Continue reading The Night Herons have returned…
Michelle Renée Dumont Photography 