I was a bit bummed to dip out on the Barred Owl that’s been hanging around Guelph Lake during my last outing on New Year’s Eve, but my first lifer for 2012 made up for it — a little female Mountain Bluebird eating berries along a rural road near Morriston. A chance find by a [ Read More ]
It’s that time of year again already?
First proper birding session since … June? Gads. I bought a house during the summer, and between the hunting, closing, moving, painting, reflooring and furnishing, I’ve hardly had any free time at all. I kept telling people yes when they asked me if I was excited to finally own my own place, but truth be [ Read More ]
If I had nothing but Bobolinks to sketch for the rest of my life, I’d be quite content. The fields at Grass Lake had been mowed since my last visit two weeks ago and I was worried that the birds may have departed, but there was still a handful of males hopefully singing and displaying [ Read More ]
Guelph is not an area known for its stellar birding. We get the odd fallout during migration, and a good rarity might turn up in the winter, but for the most part it’s, at best, pretty average. Even during migration periods I seem to hit a lot of ‘quiet days’ with little going on in [ Read More ]
I’m beginning to wonder if there’s any other kind… Long weekend at the cottage, getting some sketching in as the weather permitted.
It was too windy to bother looking for passerines this past weekend, but the loons don’t mind bad weather.
Stopped by Neibauer Marsh yesterday to check for waterfowl, but the ponds were still frozen up. Did a quick page of this nearby Red-wing before I left.
I very nearly missed this. February is Sketchuary! The idea is to draw something, anything at all, every day of the month, regardless of ability or subject matter. I’m going to do my best to keep up with this. Drawing is something I do almost every day anyway, so I think the bigger challenge for [ Read More ]
I’ve been waiting for years to get a crack at this species. Varied Thrushes are western birds, but every winter a few turn up here in Ontario. On Friday, an invitation went out on ONTBIRDS for birders to come have a look at a lone female visiting a feeder near Waterloo, and Saturday morning found [ Read More ]
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Birder with a sketchbook, skeptic and popular science junkie. Spends too much on books. Fearful of spiders. Is well trained.
Currently resides in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
