Sunday, June 21, 2009
Pictures Taken During a Saturday Stroll Through the Beach
A glorious sunny day, so I took the dog for a long walk down by Woodbine Beach park. Here are some pics taken along the way.
A team practicing in a big ol' canoe down by Woodbine Beach Park.
An unhappy female Red-Winged Blackbird telling me to go away from her nesting site in no uncertain terms.
An immature mallard drake checking me out. (Sorry, no bread).
Labels: canoe, Mallard, red-winged blackbird
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Fountains and Birds Down by Woodbine Park
After lunch, the girls, Yo-Bob and I headed down to Woodbine Park. I took the ball chucker in order to wear-out Yo-Bob, and the girls played in the playground. The fountain had also been turned back on, and the water-level of the pond has risen considerably, making it attractive for people and for the local birdlife.
The fountains at Woodbine Park
Close-up of the smaller "sub" fountains by the base of the big fountain
Shot of an accommodating female Mallard duck who was swimming with her drake
This female Red-Winged Blackbird alighted on an adjacent bench, and allowed me to take a couple of quick pics before she flew off
Labels: fountain, Mallard, red-winged blackbird, woodbine park
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Late Evening by Woodbine Park
The trilliums (trillia?) in our front garden have finally bloomed. Here's a close-up of one of them using the macro lens.
Being squawked at by a red-winged blackbird down at Woodbine Park. Unfortunately the bird is not in as sharp a focus as I would have liked, but the expressions is great.
It's warm enough now that our dog Yo-Bob can go fetch balls thrown into the pond by Woodbine Park. I bought a throwing-stick for dog-balls today and we got him good and tired having him chase the ball all over the park.
Labels: red-winged blackbird, trillium, woodbine park, Yo-Bob
Saturday, April 25, 2009
A Warm Morning at Woodbine Park
Yo-Bob happily fetching a stick from the pond.
Another male-red winged blackbird claiming territory at Woodbine Park.
The girls playing around with the water fountain.
Labels: Annie. Vanessa, red-winged blackbird, woodbine park, Yo-Bob
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Red-winged Blackbird in Woodbine Park
Still sick with a cold, but the dog still needs his walk, and I need to take my "Picture of the Day". So we went down to Woodbine Park, where we heard the loud squawkings of Red-winged blackbirds claiming territory for themselves and picking the fluff out of the bullrushes in order to line their nests.
A nice shot of a male red-winged blackbird among the bullrushes. Love the telephoto lens -- what you see here is maybe 15% or so of the original size of the shot.
A relatively dowdy-looking female red-winged blackbird. She didn't like me one bit and kept sending a warning squawk to her mate, who only moved when he felt the dog was getting too close.
Another male red-winged blackbird, this one basically claiming that the tree he is in is his.
Labels: red-winged blackbird, woodbine park
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