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Some Birds and other Creatures at Amherst island: Dec. 2020

The biggest attraction here for birders is the Owl Woods:

This was my 2nd visit here and I have not yet had the good fortune to spot an owl despite lots of looking. This has been a good year overall, however, for my seeing owls and here are a few of them:

Saw-whet Owl
Snowy Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl

We rarely see Rough-legged Hawks in the Toronto area and I was happy to find a few at great distance today. You can just make out the black belly and black on the wings and tail.

Rough-legged Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk

Other birds:

Starlings
Mute Swans
American Kestrel
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Canada Geese
Canada Geese
Mourning Doves
Purple Finch (female)
Purple Finch (male)
Purple Finch (male)

Other life:

Red Squirrel

NATURE POETRY

Behold, the morning-glory’s sky-blue cup
Is mine wherewith to drink the nectar up 
That morning spills of silver dew,
And song upon the winds that woo
And sigh their vows
Among the boughs!                                  – Alexander Posey (1873–1908)

Miles Hearn

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