7 December 2024 Good Morning Everyone, Oh, it is so nice to have you with us! I am going to post this on Friday evening instead of Saturday morning because of Wilko’s fledge. We will see you again on Sunday. First up. Wilko fledges at 1325!!!!!!!!!!!!! 62 days old. Wilko returns safely to the nest.Continue reading “Saturday in Bird World”
Friday in Bird World
6 December 2024 Hello Everyone, Top News: SE33 has been released to live in the wild. News of both Ervie and Giliath! Thank you Fran Solly! Thursday was another cold blustery day on the Canadian Prairies. We decided to visit the new display at our biosphere, The Leaf. Spending the day inside a tropical environmentContinue reading “Friday in Bird World”
Thursday in Bird World
5 December 2024 Good Morning Everyone, First – just look at SE33 ready to take on the world! Just about. SE33 is just gorgeous. Look at the amazing plumage pattern on those underwings! I wish this incredible eagle a long, long life, full of prey items, a wonderful mate, and lots of little eaglets. DoContinue reading “Thursday in Bird World”
Wednesday in Bird World
4 December 2024 Hello Everyone, First thing. There is an egg for Ron and Rose at the WRDC nest near Miami in Dade County. 14:34 according to Heidi on Tuesday. Congratulations! Everything looks alright with that egg. The video: https://youtu.be/sb71R6oInuQ? In one day, we will celebrate the arrival of Hugo Yugo to our lives. WeContinue reading “Wednesday in Bird World”
Tuesday in Bird World
3 December 2024 Good Morning Everyone, Well, goodness me. It is Wilko with the pink and green ring! I thought it was Kasse- thinking female here. Apologies. Kasse is red and white. So it was Wilko, not Kasse being bold as it normally was. Thanks, Heidi! I should also add that Heidi mentioned she didContinue reading “Tuesday in Bird World”
Monday in Bird World
2 December 2024 Good Morning Everyone, It has been snowing gently all day in Winnipeg. We did something entirely unusual: We went to a carolling event in the forest. It was a refreshing change for two people who cannot sing a note! As I write now, Brock is having his dinner. He comes between 1500Continue reading “Monday in Bird World”
Sunday in Bird World
1 December 2024 Good Morning Everyone, Oh, it was cold, -15 C, and blustery Saturday on the Canadian Prairies. For this entire week, beautiful flakes of snow have fallen, often blown around by gusts so that not much has accumulated on the ground. The little birds look huge with their feathers all puffed to stayContinue reading “Sunday in Bird World”
A boy and a girl for Port Lincoln
30 November 2024 Hello Everyone, Roy Dennis is visiting Port Lincoln to give a talk and to witness Ian Falkenberg ringing Wilko and Kasse. Oh, how I wish I could have gone to the dinner and talk with Roy Dennis. Those attending are in for a real treat. 221 watching. Great narrative by Bart MContinue reading “A boy and a girl for Port Lincoln”
Wisdom lays an egg…Friday in Bird World
29 November 2024 Hello Everyone, Thursday was cold, and the wind was blowing the snow around so that, at times, you could not see anything—a ‘whiteout.’ We have had a coyote in our neighborhood, along with the four deer I was trying to find. The news came early Thursday that the Department of Conservation hadContinue reading “Wisdom lays an egg…Friday in Bird World”
The many things we are grateful for…Thursday in Bird World
28 November 2024 Good Morning Everyone, Today is Thanksgiving in the US. (We had ours eons ago). My calendar tells me that I got the date correct this time. We will make a special pumpkin pie to celebrate with our American readers. It doesn’t take a special day for me to be thankful for eachContinue reading “The many things we are grateful for…Thursday in Bird World”