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Large-flowered Wintergreen redux
While out blueberry picking this weekend, I discovered another, larger, patch of Large-flowered Wintergreen. The habitat appears to be quite different, the common denominator would be a large snow cover in the winter. At any rate, here are a couple of rather nice (I think anyway) photos of a small patch of them. And because…
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One Hundred and Ninety-five
There are one hundred and ninety-five King Eider in the flock that whirls about Arctic Bay these days. One ninety-five and growing.
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Seven
Last month my boy turned seven. He is turning into such a mature little kid, surprising me with both his responsibility, but also his joy that he embraces life with. He can be introspective at times, when alone, but he delights in playing with others. And delights mostly in being out of doors, rain or…
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Four
It is the fourth anniversary of I and The Bird. Four years of some of the best bird and birding related postings that exist. I'm happy to say that I have been lucky enough to have been a part of I and the Bird since the very first edition. Corey, one of the magnificent three…
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Exclusive: The House’s first Polar Bear photos.
No, a little to the left of where you're looking. Its pretty much right there in the centre of the frame. Yeah, that white smudge, that's it. Late last night we drove over to Victor Bay, as there had been a rumour that there was a Polar Bear in the vicinity. Shortly after we got…
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Nodding Saxifrage
Just above the high tide mark on the beach I was walking today I found a few scattered Nodding Saxifrage (Saxifraga cernua). The pictures don't do it justice but I wanted to show this flower for, like Viviperous Knotweed, Nodding Saxifrage has a second reproductive strategy in addition to seeds. Nodding Saxifrage also propagates itself…
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The sky at this moment
One of the nice things about the sun being on the verge of setting for the first time in three months is that the light is wonderous right now. The landscape shimmers and changes with each passing moment. And the skies, from now on take on a quality that is magical. This is the sky…
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Cuckoo Flower (and others)
I believe this is a Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis), one of the mustards. The photo doesn't really show the delicate lilac colour of these blossoms. I'm starting to have more and more of an appreciation for the mustards. This tiny flower was growing next to it, both at the edge of a pond. I've yet…
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Fledgling Horned Lark
As we headed down to a small lake with land locked Char, in order that Travis could get in some more fishing, this little fledgling revealed itself. It is a young Horned Lark and in keeping with tradition my photos of it were all poor. This being the sharpest of the lot. The parents were…
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Gone fishing
