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A pair of Tree Swallows - one alert, the other snoozing. Seen at Princess Point Park, Hamilton #HamOnt #birds #TreeSwallow #spring
November 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
A pair of Tree Swallows - one alert, the other snoozing. Seen at Princess Point Park, Hamilton #HamOnt #birds #TreeSwallow #spring
Close up on a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, seen along the trail around Ducks Unlimited Pond, MacGregor Point Prov Park. #Ontario #birds #sapsuckers
November 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Close up on a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, seen along the trail around Ducks Unlimited Pond, MacGregor Point Prov Park. #Ontario #birds #sapsuckers
Poor photo as the dragonfly never landed, but this was the first one I saw flying around in 2018 - a Common Green Darner I believe - seen at Schmidt Lake, near Chepstow #Ontario #dragonflies #spring
November 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Poor photo as the dragonfly never landed, but this was the first one I saw flying around in 2018 - a Common Green Darner I believe - seen at Schmidt Lake, near Chepstow #Ontario #dragonflies #spring
Side by side - the brown and green morphs of the northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) - a pair amongst dozens in the ponds at MacGregor Pt. #frogs #Ontario #spring #LeopardFrog
November 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Side by side - the brown and green morphs of the northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) - a pair amongst dozens in the ponds at MacGregor Pt. #frogs #Ontario #spring #LeopardFrog
Overhead flyby of a Sandhill Crane at the Ducks' Unlimited Pond at MacGregor Point Prov Park, Port Elgin #Ontario #birds #SandhillCrane
November 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Overhead flyby of a Sandhill Crane at the Ducks' Unlimited Pond at MacGregor Point Prov Park, Port Elgin #Ontario #birds #SandhillCrane
A surprise backyard visitor during migration this week: a female Eastern Towhee. Inch Park neighbourhood, Hamilton #HamOnt #birds #migration #EasternTowhee
November 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
A surprise backyard visitor during migration this week: a female Eastern Towhee. Inch Park neighbourhood, Hamilton #HamOnt #birds #migration #EasternTowhee
A pair of Canvasbacks coasting through the waters of Cootes Paradise, Hamilton, Ontario #HamOnt #canvasbacks #ducks #birds
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
A pair of Canvasbacks coasting through the waters of Cootes Paradise, Hamilton, Ontario #HamOnt #canvasbacks #ducks #birds
🐍 With the warmer weather the snakes are back out, like this garter snake photographed at McMaster Forest, Hamilton #HamOnt #snakes #gartersnake #macro #spring
(shot at 2000 fps to get the tongue!)
(shot at 2000 fps to get the tongue!)
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
🐍 With the warmer weather the snakes are back out, like this garter snake photographed at McMaster Forest, Hamilton #HamOnt #snakes #gartersnake #macro #spring
(shot at 2000 fps to get the tongue!)
(shot at 2000 fps to get the tongue!)
Had this Mourning Dove fledgeling show up in the backyard this week - who knew they could nest, lay eggs, hatch, and then fledge by this early in Ontario? Very hardy parents. #HamOnt #birds #MourningDove
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Had this Mourning Dove fledgeling show up in the backyard this week - who knew they could nest, lay eggs, hatch, and then fledge by this early in Ontario? Very hardy parents. #HamOnt #birds #MourningDove
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
A quick shot of the first Tree Swallow to arrive at Princess Point this year - a male who is still moulting into the breeding plumage. #birds #HamOnt #swallows #TreeSwallow #spring
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
A quick shot of the first Tree Swallow to arrive at Princess Point this year - a male who is still moulting into the breeding plumage. #birds #HamOnt #swallows #TreeSwallow #spring
Close up on a Song Sparrow male singing at the Urquhart Butterfly Garden, Dundas #HamOnt #birds #sparrows #spring #SongSparrow
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Close up on a Song Sparrow male singing at the Urquhart Butterfly Garden, Dundas #HamOnt #birds #sparrows #spring #SongSparrow
Long distance view of an immature Bald Eagle trying to ward off harassing crows at Lake Niapenco at Binbrook CA #HamOnt #BaldEagle #birds
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Long distance view of an immature Bald Eagle trying to ward off harassing crows at Lake Niapenco at Binbrook CA #HamOnt #BaldEagle #birds
A Great Blue Heron, returned for spring, fishing at Princess Point in the morning sun. Hamilton, Ontario. #HamOnt #birds #herons #GreatBlueHeron
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
A Great Blue Heron, returned for spring, fishing at Princess Point in the morning sun. Hamilton, Ontario. #HamOnt #birds #herons #GreatBlueHeron
A tiny Pied-billed Grebe, seen diving for food at Princess Point Park, Hamilton #HamOnt #birds #spring #migration #grebes #PiedBilledGrebe
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
A tiny Pied-billed Grebe, seen diving for food at Princess Point Park, Hamilton #HamOnt #birds #spring #migration #grebes #PiedBilledGrebe
An extreme closeup on a seta (capsule for releasing spores) of fire moss (Ceratodon purpureus). Found at McMaster Forest, Hamilton, Ontario, on some old rotting wood. #moss #mosses #ceratodon #HamOnt #macrophotography
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
An extreme closeup on a seta (capsule for releasing spores) of fire moss (Ceratodon purpureus). Found at McMaster Forest, Hamilton, Ontario, on some old rotting wood. #moss #mosses #ceratodon #HamOnt #macrophotography
A male American Robin perched on hawthorn, seen at McMaster Forest, Hamilton, Ontario #HamOnt #birds #robins #spring #AmericanRobin
November 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
A male American Robin perched on hawthorn, seen at McMaster Forest, Hamilton, Ontario #HamOnt #birds #robins #spring #AmericanRobin
Great photo by @PeregrinePrints - never seen this colour on a Katydid before! https://twitter.com/inaturalist/status/975776895944949760
November 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Great photo by @PeregrinePrints - never seen this colour on a Katydid before! https://twitter.com/inaturalist/status/975776895944949760
Close up on a Red-breasted Nuthatch, seen at Binbrook CA, Binbrook, Ontario #HamOnt #Ontario #birds #nuthatches
November 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Close up on a Red-breasted Nuthatch, seen at Binbrook CA, Binbrook, Ontario #HamOnt #Ontario #birds #nuthatches
