Feathers on Friday

In early January we had some goldfinches show up at our feeders, and it was on my FeederWatch days! I counted 9 altogether.

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinches and Black-capped Chickadees

Thanks to Prairie Birder for the FoF idea. Click here for her post.

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

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This weeks I don't know what it is! I haven't been able to identify this bird for sure, I have some ideas though. I believe these two photos have the same species in it. At the end of the week I'll send these photos to Christian Artuso to confirm the identification.

Guess or ID this bird, I don't know what it is.

I believe this is the same species as the bird in the photo above

There were several species in last weeks Weekly What Bird, the most numerous were Canvasbacks. There was also a Blue-winged Teal I believe, and a Redhead! A Redhead is a new bird for my life list! I had always thought they were Canvasbacks, but after looking very closely it looks like a Redhead! That brings my Life List and 2013 Year list up to 135 sp.!

Feathers on Friday

Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Assiniboine Park, with Christian Artuso

Thanks to Prairie Birder for the FoF idea. Click here for her post.

The First Sign of Spring

They say a robin is the first sign of Spring, well I guess Spring must be coming awfully early this year ;), just kidding, still a couple months till warm weather. Yesterday we were driving in town, we were on Meadowood Drive and a robin flew out in front of us. With it's red breast it was hard to miss. I made a couple of ebird checklists for when we were out there.
ebird Checklist | Meadowood Drive
ebird Checklist | Lagimodiere Highway

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

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Try to guess at least one species in these waterfowl.  Click for full screen. Leave your guess in the comments.

Congratulations to Neil and Ethan for guessing last weeks correct, House Wren! 

Other Weekly What Bird posts.

From Ethan Bird Boy | What Bird Wednesday

Feathers on Friday

Northern Hawk Owl at the Oak Hammock Marsh Christmas Bird Count

Thanks to Prairie Birder for the FoF idea. Click here for her post.

Three Birding Days

Since it's warmed up quite a bit here I've taken that to my advantage and done some birding walks. It's been around -15 C, but last night it was 2 C!!! But we were in a bit of a storm so I never got to go outside. Over the past three days I have a birding walk around our yard each day. I have seen magpies, the Great-horned Owl, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, White-breasted Nuthatches, but most of all chickadees! I made ebird checklist for all of them also!

Day one: My twin brother came with me .I saw a squirrel on the way outback. Saw a magpie and the Great-horned Owl. Saw White-breasted Nuthatches, Downy Woodpeckers and Chickadees.

Squirrel

ebird checklist:  Tue Jan 14, 2014

Day Two: Went out by my self to look for magpies. Took some pictures of a magpie through bushes! My first decent picture of a magpie! My brother had good ones but not me. I really like magpies, they look very nice.

Black-billed Magpie

 Got some really nice pictures of one flying. I noticed it had something in it's mouth when I looked at the pictures later. I think it looks like a cheesy. :)

Black-billed Magpie flying

Black-billed Magpie flying

Black-billed Magpie flying

 ebird checklist: Wed Jan 15, 2014

Day Three: My brother came with me, he used the camera while I used my binoculars. We found this eaten mouse or something impaled on a thorn. This is what shrikes do with their prey they catch. I thought it was very interesting to see.

Eaten mouse or something impaled on a thorn, a shrike has been here.

Canadian Birding. ;). Just kidding, it's not actually that deep.

Black-capped Chickadee

ebird checklist: Thu Jan 16, 2014

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

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Guess this bird! It should be pretty easy!

Last weeks was Eastern Screech Owl!

Other What Bird posts

From Ethan: Bird Boy | What Bird Wednesday

Feathers on Friday

I always thought these were two Pine Siskin, but now that I looked closer I think on looks like a Common Redpoll. It's hard to tell. Let me know what you think

Thanks to Prairie Birder for the Feathers on Friday prompt. Check out her post here.

Interview from Prairie Birder

Prairie Birder (Charlotte) interviewed me for her monthly post on the Bird Canada blog. Check it out below.

Interview with Young Manitoba Birder Josiah

New Page, Mammal Life List

All my life I loved mammals, even since I was very young. I never had an intense interest like I do with birds but I always liked to watch them and draw them. I read many books about mammals, especially bears, which were my favorite. I wrote a little series with information on mammals called the 'All About Series' when I young.
My new Mammal Life List page only has listed the mammals I have seen in the wild!
I just started a mammal life list on this blog. I tried to recall all the wild mammals I have seen in my life. When I was young we took a trip to South Dakota and camped there and saw many different types of mammals, bison, Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep, Elk and many others. Here are a few pictures that we have of mammals.

A Chipmunk that was living under our porch for a bit, until we found it dead in our garage.

THIS PHOTO IS NOT IN WILD! This is at cinnamon colored Black Bear in Bear Country U.S, a sort of a zoo. Black Bears can vary in color from cinnamon, to brown to even white!

THIS PHOTO IS NOT IN WILD! A group of Black Bear cubs at Bear Country U.S

A wild Donkey in South Dakota

A Pronghorn Antelope in South Dakota

A herd of bison in South Dakota

Me with a wild Donkey in South Dakota when I was 6 years old

A bison in South Dakota

A Gray Wolf

A deer I saw a couple of weeks ago eating up my mom's gardens

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

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This one should be pretty easy.

I saw this at Assiniboine Park with Christian Artuso

Last weeks was a Double-crested Cormorant

Feathers On Friday

A cool shot of Mourning Dove my brother took when we were in Ontario this summer

Thanks to Charlotte for her FoF prompt. Click here for her post.

Don't forget to guess on the Weekly What Bird.

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

This is the first Weekly What Bird of 2014! Happy New Year!
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I'll start off the year easy...

Can you guess what this bird is?

Congratulations to Prairie Birder on guessing last weeks correct, Orange-crowned Warbler!

Other Weekly What Bird posts:

From Ethan: Bird Boy | What Bird Wednesday

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year from Josiah!!!!!

Here's a series of photos of a Common Grackle bathing in Ontario. 

water droplets fly through the air