Hello everyone.
While I am not what you would call an active birder, my bird field guide is usually not far out of reach, at home, or when I go camping, canoeing, or just visiting.
I have always tried to teach my children, and my granddaughter to identify birds by sight and sound, as well as other fauna and flora.
My granddaughter always likes to let me know about her bird sightings.
My backyard in Kitchener, Ontario, contains five mature trees, as well as several other juveniles, and there are many mature trees in the neighbourhood, so we get quite a few winged visitors.
I don't use a feeder but I try to grow a variety of plants and shrubs to provide both food and cover for our friends. When I come home from work, the sound of the car door closing usually results in a flurry of activity from the back yard.
I almost hit an owl with a horseshoe one afternoon, when it came buzzing across the line of play unannounced, too quickly for a positive identification, but certainly a rather large owl. I have had Yellow Shafted Flickers, and Hermit Thrushes as well, in addition to over a dozen species of regular visitors.
Camping and canoeing take my out to visit our friends in their natural habitat as well.
I look forward to reading more about birds in this forum, and thank you for allowing me to participate.
Albert
While I am not what you would call an active birder, my bird field guide is usually not far out of reach, at home, or when I go camping, canoeing, or just visiting.
I have always tried to teach my children, and my granddaughter to identify birds by sight and sound, as well as other fauna and flora.
My granddaughter always likes to let me know about her bird sightings.
My backyard in Kitchener, Ontario, contains five mature trees, as well as several other juveniles, and there are many mature trees in the neighbourhood, so we get quite a few winged visitors.
I don't use a feeder but I try to grow a variety of plants and shrubs to provide both food and cover for our friends. When I come home from work, the sound of the car door closing usually results in a flurry of activity from the back yard.
I almost hit an owl with a horseshoe one afternoon, when it came buzzing across the line of play unannounced, too quickly for a positive identification, but certainly a rather large owl. I have had Yellow Shafted Flickers, and Hermit Thrushes as well, in addition to over a dozen species of regular visitors.
Camping and canoeing take my out to visit our friends in their natural habitat as well.
I look forward to reading more about birds in this forum, and thank you for allowing me to participate.
Albert
