February 12th 2025
LOCATION: Riverside Park, Cambridge | WEATHER: Cloudy, and a tad cold |
The missus had an appointment in Preston this morning so ... I decided to tag on and take a walk around Riverside Park. Riverside, not so many years ago, was one of the better places to do a little bird photography in the winter time, so I was quite hopeful. I headed to the boardwalk section to check out what might be around. A few walkers quite often put a little bird seed down so the birds have grown accustomed to being provided for ... which is good for any bird watchers or photographers that pass through. Lots of the usual .. Juncos, Cardinals, Downy's, Chickadees, Tree Sparrows, but I was surprised to see a lot of White-throated Sparrows too, and even more surprising .. a Song Sparrow. Just before I left (I was given an hour) Merlin was picking up House Finches, but because of that limited time, I never did find them. |
February 10th & 11th 2025
LOCATION: Day1(Home), Day2(North Dumfries) | WEATHER: Sun and cloud, but chilly |
The West Dumfries/Paris Plains loop had the usual Horned Larks, but we were hoping for Snow Buntings. We found them ... a good sized flock of maybe a 100 birds, but generally they kept back from the road, so getting a nice clean shot was tricky. At one point the flock swung around and landed in the tree above us so we managed a few under the tree shots .. not the best angle, but you take what you can get !!
February 6th - 9th 2025
LOCATION: At home in Kitchener | WEATHER: Wintery, with some new snow |
February 5th 2025
LOCATION: North Dumfries & Brant County | WEATHER: Sun/cloud/mild(ish) |
February 4th 2025
LOCATION: North Dumfries & Brant County | WEATHER: Cloudy, but with dampness |
The weather "promised" to be fairly mild, with sun and cloud, but no snow or rain until at least late afternoon, so Tim and I arranged to meet up and look for a few birds in the usual area of North Dumfries and the surrounding areas. We tried a few spots that we hadn't been to in a long time, but generally it wasn't as good as we had hoped. We did, as usual, take a walk down the trail at FWR Dickson where there were lots of birds, but nothing too exciting ... no Titmouse or any Nuthatches or Wrens. We did hear some Waxwings but the stayed invisible unfortunately. We came away with some images so not all bad. We checked out a couple of spots along the Grand River where we did manage a few distant shots of a couple of Mergansers & Ducks. |
February 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2025
LOCATION: KItchener | WEATHER: Mainly cold & cloudy |