nova scotia

Pretty little woody.

Always brightens my day to see these beauties in my yard.

This fellow decided to check out the part of the fence that the Northern Flicker was on yesterday. This particular spot is a favorite way station for just about every bird species that come into the yard.

This one dropped by a short time ago.

First one of the season!

OOPS! I think he spotted me!

This little fella poses all over the place.

I have some of these woodpeckers that seem to be setting up housekeeping nearby. Both males and females are in the yard daily. And of course I can't ignore them with the camera.

Don't see nearly as many of these birds as I used to, as I don't hang feeders out anymore. (Due to threat of disease.) However I do scatter seeds here and there so a few drop by occasionally.

We have a nesting pair in our yard. This is one of them foraging for bugs and worms. I can look out of a window at the back of the house and see their nest in a small Hemlock tree. The female has laid her eggs and is on the nest most of the time.

Not what I'd call a rare visitor to my yard, but a very infrequent one. I only see them a few times a year in small numbers. Some years I don't see any.

This crow drops by now and then to see what I might give it.

Always an eye pleasing and welcome sight.

He's slightly agitated, another male was on the same small tree and they weren't getting along very well.

Every spring we have a couple of Canada Geese do a short "layover" at a small roadside pond. They will always stay for a few days before moving on. The pond is about 30 meters or so from the road in a hay field. The geese rest a few days, nibble some grass shoots, and honk at passersby like...

This handsome male is the first one I have seen this spring.

Another Sat fun attempt. lol

"Hellooooo, anyone in there?"

Guarding the entrance to it's new nest cavity. I can see this tree clearly from my front door step, and I've watched this bird cleaning out the cavity over the last few days. I hope it picked correctly. Although this is a favorite tree for starlings to nest in, it's a dead tree and very rotten...

Spotted this during my morning walk a short time ago. This guy looks like he's saying, "For Pete's sake, take the picture will ya? I can't hold this pose forever!!"

Not an every day visitor to my yard but there are a couple that drop in a few times a week. I tend to drop everything when I see them and try to get shots of them.

Always a heart warming sight.

Hanging upside down and delicately sipping maple sap from a spot a woodpecker pecked open earlier.

"Nothing here. Hey, that tree over there looks promising!"