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Birds in the summer rain

We got a nice amount of rain over the long weekend, something that the garden really needed. It was a light enough rain that the birds were out enjoying it too.

A little bird looking at the camera in the rain

This little guy caught me peaking a look.

Taylor Head Provincial Park

For Canada Day we went on an adventure to Taylor Head Provincial Park. I had a plan to do the full loop, but when we go there moderate from AllTrails was a bit harder/muddier than I expected. And for 4km for my hiking partner, through a lot of muddy …

Baby Ducks at the Frog Pond

This is the first day of summer, so I'm posting a picture that I took in the middle of Spring. Yes, I'm that far behind editing most of the pictures I've taken.

Weekend Wandering

On friday I checked the weather for the weekend while I was sipping my coffee, it called for rain, 100% chance all day Saturday and Sunday, so I planning on errands, movies and baking.

Then Saturday came, my errands finished, still no rain and I checked the forecast and it …

Birds on the seashore

This is the first time that I took a wander to the beach with the new 100-400mm RF lens. The last time I was here it was late summer and low tide. I think the combination meant there was a lot of little birds grazing in the sand.

It was …

Crows in the Trees

Crows are one of my favourite birds to watch. They have really cool habits and routines.

Crow chilling on a branch

They are also one of the birds that I have a very hard time taking a picture of. They really don't play nice with with auto-focus, and they don't stop moving very often, so …