I’m tired, here’s a gallery
Ran across a nice family up the Mizzy Lake trail who had no insect repellent. One of the girls must have had 50 mosquito bites on her shoulders. I was
Day trip to Algonquin
The view from Booth’s Rock Trail in Algonquin Park. There were several uncooperative Cedar Waxwings up there. Was fortunate to get a shot of a Blackburnian Warbler. The deer flies
Birds
It was windy and the temperature dropped to 11°C. The waxing crescent moon was casting shadows, so not a good night for fireflies. Saw lots of bats.
House Wren, Trilliums and Thunderstorm
28°C and sunny today. Blackflies are coming out… I suspect the fireflies will be out in a couple weeks. We are still 2 weeks away from the new moon. I
Quite the variety of birds here this week
It’s amazing how many birds have shown up here this week, and many at the same time. Others not shown: Red-breasted Nuthatch House Sparrow American Goldfinch House Finch Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Good Friday
The lakes in Algonquin Park are still mostly ice covered, and there’s still quite a bit of snow in the bush. On some trails spikes are a good idea because
Black-backed Woodpecker
Lots of woodpeckers out today
Another Cold One
-17°C up Opeongo yesterday, so the Canada Jays were all puffed up. Couldn’t see their bands, but this was the Cameron Lake group.