Outdoors with the Birds

I went out a couple of times during the Easter weekend to shoot the birds with my Canon.Here is what I saw , including one “lifer.” Getting outdoors makes me feel complete and I am so grateful to be able to take photos, smell the fresh air and watch and listen to the birds and wildlife.

Did I tell you that I booked a seat on  the “Wild Goose Chase” tour? We will be going to see the snow geese migration, possibly owls, cranes, bluebirds.. I haven’t done this in years so am looking forward to it. The trip is on May 3rd and of course I will be taking photos and posting them!

But back to the birds, etc. from this past weekend…

It is always a sign of spring to see the gulls return. Here is a resident Ring-billed gull.

I got a kick out of the Canada Geese lined up at the open side of the pond.

The House Finches are back in the neighbourhood. I like their songs, although my neighbour hates them since they nest right outside his window.

Here is a shot of a Handsome  Canada Goose gander.

And you know who had to make an appearance, always helping himself to the spoils at the bird feeder.

I had been trying a number of self -portraits when this beauty showed up. I quickly grabbed the camera off the tripod and changed my settings from timer to bursts. 

Both the male and female Downy Woodpeckers showed up This is the male.

This is the female Downy Woodpecker.The Black-capped Chickadees.

Red-Breasted Nuthatches.

The White-breasted Nuthatch

And my “lifer” the American Tree Sparrow. Yay!