These pictures were taken on June 26th, 2009 on the 10th Concession of Bruce Township, not far from our home. These guys prefer open fields and can be seen sitting on a fencepost singing their little hearts out as this guy is doing.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Savannah Sparrow
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Upland Sandpiper
These pictures were taken on June 24th & 27th, 2009 on Concession 10 of Bruce Township near our home. They are referred to as being the shorebird of the prairies, preferring open fields to water. This one sat on fenceposts while guarding its young chicks foraging in the grass below.
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Eastern Phoebe
This picture was taken on June 26th, 2009 on the 10th Concession of Bruce Township not far from our home. Phoebe's are loners and even during the mating season, the female will chase the male away. It almost makes a person wonder how she is able to lay fertilized eggs (just kidding).
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Eastern Kingbird
This picture was taken on June 8th, 2009 on the 10th Concession of Bruce township near our home. They are flycatchers and prefer open fields. They are extremely aggressive during nesting and will ward off other kingbirds and will attack Bluejays, hawks or any other bird that gets in their way.
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Killdeer
This picture was taken on June 24th, 2009 on the 10th Concession of Bruce Township, not far from our home. Killdeer's normally make their nests in gravel and often in gravel driveways. Their eggs blend in to the gravel so well that they're hard to see.
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Mourning Dove
These pictures were taken on June 26th, 2009 on the 10th Concession of Bruce Township, not far from our home. I particularly like the top picture with the out of focus grass in the background.
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Chipmunk
These pictures were taken on June 3rd 2009 in our back yard. Chipmunks have a hard time surviving in winters that have quite a few warm spells because they live underground and many times their homes get flooded in warm spells and then they don't make it through the winter. Last winter must have been good for them as we sure have lots of chipmunks around.
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Northern Cardinal, male and female
These pictures were taken on May 26th and June 4th 2009 in our back yard. The first two are the male and the bottom picture is the female. I never get tired of taking pictures of Cardinals.
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Monday, June 01, 2009
Porcupine
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Rose Breasted Grosbeak
These pictures were taken on May 17th & 18th, 2009 in our back yard. The first two pictures are the male and the bottom three are the female. The female is kind of plain which makes it a challenge to a photographer to make the picture look appealing. I hope I've succeeded.
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