23 August 2022 Good Morning to each of you! It was a drizzly sort of day in the garden. The sun never came out and everything felt cold and damp. Everyone was here, at one time or another, including one of the Crows. Calico had her tracker on during the day. In the early afternoon,Continue reading “The curious happenings at Fortis Exshaw…Wednesday in Bird World”
Banff has a great day…Tuesday in Bird World
22 August 2023 Good Morning Everyone, I hope that you are all well. It was a grey drizzly day on the Canadian Prairies. All of the garden animals are present and accounted for. None of the Blue Jays appear to be thinking about leaving on migration. The Chickadees have been out in force and asContinue reading “Banff has a great day…Tuesday in Bird World”
SE 32 eats and eats…Monday in Bird World
21 August 2023 Good Morning Everyone! Calico’s new world is waiting for her and any kitten/s that have survived. She has been so good to let me fiddle around with ‘training’ collars. Her GPS tracker arrived on Sunday and we spent considerable time together trying to get the kitten size to fit. Nope. Too big.Continue reading “SE 32 eats and eats…Monday in Bird World”
Hurricane Hillary impacting the Los Angeles and Catalina Island area…stay safe eagles!
20 August 2023 Please send your most positive wishes for our eagle families as Hurricane Hillary approaches their nesting areas. The cam is down at the West End Eagle nest of Thunder and Akecheta and showing highlights. The area was told to evacuate late Saturday. There are reports that the stormy weather is hitting theContinue reading “Hurricane Hillary impacting the Los Angeles and Catalina Island area…stay safe eagles!”
Mini and More…Sunday in Bird World
20 August 2023 Good Morning Everyone, My goodness. At 2000 the garden just lit up with visitors -two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds came to feed on the Vermillion plants. They are on their migration, coming down from northern Manitoba, feeding in Winnipeg, and continuing southward. Then the Cooper’s Hawk that was on the Conservatory roof a coupleContinue reading “Mini and More…Sunday in Bird World”
Tenacious Mini…Saturday in Bird World
19 August 2023 Good Morning Everyone, Thank you for all your good wishes for Calico. A GPS satellite tracker collar will arrive sometime on Sunday, and I hope to have it on her by Monday afternoon at the latest. She is eating fine, and there is still an indication of one kitten. Once we haveContinue reading “Tenacious Mini…Saturday in Bird World”
Skydancing…the plight of the Hen Harrier and Mini is adapting…Friday in Bird World
18 August 2023 Good Morning, It is Thursday afternoon and it is nearly 1400. A Cooper’s Hawk has just landed above my head on the Conservatory. A summer fledgling who has found the garden and its hundreds and hundreds of Sparrows, the snack of choice for this raptor. You have to look in their eyesContinue reading “Skydancing…the plight of the Hen Harrier and Mini is adapting…Friday in Bird World”
Second attack on Banff…Thursday in Bird World
17 August 2023 Hi there, As I sit and write this, six Blue Jays are getting peanuts in the garden and drinking from the fountain. The sky is black and we have both air quality warnings and wind warnings of 80 kph. The birds are frantic. One even hid in a red plant when theContinue reading “Second attack on Banff…Thursday in Bird World”
5 fish and counting for Mini…Wednesday in Bird World
16 August 2023 Good Morning Everyone, I hope that the start of the week has turned brighter for everyone with the return of Banff to the Fortis Exshaw nest and Mum, Louise. Certainly, Mini is doing better, and Dad is fishing overtime for his girl – so for once, this newsletter sparks a cheery noteContinue reading “5 fish and counting for Mini…Wednesday in Bird World”
There are no words – Banff is home, Mini has 3 fish…Bird World for Tuesday
15 August 2022 Good Morning Everyone, It is a great morning! There are just two incredible things. First up, Banff is home! I will leave the rest of the blog as is for those that do not know what happened at Fortis Exshaw yesterday, but, Banff is home! She survived. I thought ‘H’ and IContinue reading “There are no words – Banff is home, Mini has 3 fish…Bird World for Tuesday”