10 July 2026 Hello Everyone, It is hot, but it is beautiful. We ate our breakfast in the conservatory instead of outside because the Starling family was having a good old bath. Now, according to Cornell, I should not have European Starlings in my garden this time of year. As a result, I made sureContinue reading “Remembering Iniko…Late Friday in Bird World”
Name the chicks! Late Thursday in Bird World
9 July 2026 Hello, We hope that each of you had a good Thursday and that the end of the week will be kind Please make sure that you suggest names for Dorcha and Louis’s two daughters! See below. The deadline is noon Monday – Loch Arkaig time. First, I wanted to tell you whoContinue reading “Name the chicks! Late Thursday in Bird World”
Name the chicks…Thursday in Bird World
9 July 2026 Good Afternoon Everyone, I don’t want to bore you to death, but it is hot. We continue under a special advisory for temperatures in the 30s, climbing to the mid 30s C, with a humidex reading of 45 C. The heat is changing all of our lives. That, along with intense andContinue reading “Name the chicks…Thursday in Bird World”
Late, late Wednesday in Bird World
8 July 2026 Good Evening Everyone, I thought it was a beautiful day, weather-wise, in Winnipeg. It was a little hot, but it is going to get worse. We are expecting 45 C with the humidex in the coming days. There are warnings of thunderstorms and the heat. I feel so bad for the animalsContinue reading “Late, late Wednesday in Bird World”
P3 is dead
8 July 2026 Hello Everyone, It is with the most profound sadness and anger that I write to tell you that Big Red and Arthur’s cute third hatch, P3, has died. P3 died from a window strike on the Cornell University campus home to the Cornell Bird Lab. The little Red-tailed Hawk was adored, andContinue reading “P3 is dead”
Late, late Tuesday in Bird World
7 July 2026 Hello Everyone, There is always good news although sometimes we have to look hard for it. Today I want to begin with a note that our beloved osprey, Ervie, from the Port Lincoln Osprey barge, has a girlfriend and has been seen carrying sticks to a nest. It made my heart beatContinue reading “Late, late Tuesday in Bird World”
Late, late Monday in Bird World
6 July 2026 Hello Again, There are a couple of items that need to be sent out to you that were not in the earlier post. One of those is SK Hideaway’s videos for the week of the 28th of June. This is a remarkable list of videos covering many nests on several continents, pleaseContinue reading “Late, late Monday in Bird World”
Monday in Bird World
6 July 2026 Good Morning Everyone, We have had the most wonderful visits with our son and daughter in law. What a joy it is to see them and spend time. Much of that has focused on my son finding me a camera that would meet all the strange specifics I require – to checkContinue reading “Monday in Bird World”
Fish, Darvic rings, and death…Late Saturday in Bird World
4 July 2026 Greetings Everyone, When I was a child, there was always a family picnic at the park or at my great-grandmother’s house to mark the 4th of July. They were all immigrants from Chur, Switzerland. The day meant a lot to them. The family had prospered and there was and still is familyContinue reading “Fish, Darvic rings, and death…Late Saturday in Bird World”
Condor Canyon
3 July 2026 Hello Everyone, Here is today’s special treat for you. Ventana Wildlife has their documentary on the California Condors winning all kinds of rewards and it is free. Here is your link -. https://youtu.be/uqMUafNHwco? This is a great video and you will learn so much. Enjoy! Thank you Ventana Wildlife Society for theContinue reading “Condor Canyon”