A couple of Turkey vultures down at the lagoon today. One must be a young one as it doesn't have the red head. [ATTACH]
Three friendly ones, Lady birds, I suppose there are a few Gentlemen birds as well but they don't get mentioned very often, if at all. Three...
There are a lot of flies and they are not all the same. Here are three that you may come across. The blue bottle fly and the green bottle fly you...
A few others help to make up this latest story. Take a look at the latest bird adventure in Going for Breakfast.
A helpful tip I just read and thought it may be a nice thing to share. To encourage cuttings to root in water add a pinch of sugar to the water....
We have 100's of Turkey vulture here on the island. They leave in the fall and are counted and are counted in Port Angles in WA. There was a...
This is the provincial bird of BC. Last winter the jays didn't arrive after so many years that they had come to the deck. This week they came...
Here are three more bugs from the garden. They are good hunters, robber flies. The last one looks like it is on his hands and knees. [ATTACH]...
Robber flies are real hunters and attack even their own. Most of the shots I have taken of them they were busy eating. [ATTACH]
It is not only a great looking insect. This Green lacewing is classed as the top predator of soft bodied insects like aphids. Another lacewing is...
It was duck hunting season and an Australian swan was on a large pond. Some mallards were hiding in the long reeds. One shouted to the swan "...
Rather strange one that was in the garden. Thick-headed Fly Physocephala sp. [ATTACH]
Have you ever seen anything prettier than this. Gotta be number one.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mother went through the garden with junior following behind. [ATTACH]
We have reached a record 54 days with no rain registered. Things in the garden are having a hard time. We can't water everything, something...
Just another one of my Picture Stories. A few pics with a little caption telling a story. This is the latest: Spend a Day with the Birds. Then go...
Today I thought I had taken 30 odd pictures of a long-billed Dowitcher, which I had photos of. I posted it in BirderBC as a ID to confirm it. It...
Put down the rocks as the garden sloped a lot. Have put in a few plants and have a lot to do yet. [ATTACH]
A few of my pictures made in to a story: What's on the Menu. Hope you enjoy it.
A couple of oystercatchers and a juvenile in front with the lighter colored beak. [ATTACH]
