Susan's Birding and Nature Blog
April 8, 2017 - Elgin County
Hawk Cliff - A lot of erosion has changed the cliffs over the years. In the 1980's, part of the cliff where I use to stand on for hawk watching has fallen into the lake. A big chunk of it! There was a cliff and to the right was an area of grasses and wildflowers. There was no fence...it was a lovely place. There would be song birds and butterflies there. There is a fence there now. To me, it looks run down and trampled on. People that are there are not birders, they bring their dogs in. It's very sad. So very different from years ago.
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| Lake Erie |
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| Lake Erie |
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| Hawk Cliff erosion |
April 5, 2017 - Springbank Park, London, Ontario
Went for a morning walk. It was high of 7, partly cloudy. I saw Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles, Robin, Song Sparrow, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Mallard, Canada Geese, Crow, Turkey Vulture, Cardinal, Flicker and Goldfinch.
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| Eastern Phoebe |
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Cardinal |
Saturday, April 1, 2017 - Eight Mile Rd, NW London, Ontario
I took these pictures of the Horned Larks. It was a nice sunny day, high of 10. They were on the dirt road looking for food. They like seeds and insects.
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| Horned Lark |
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| Horned Lark |
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| Horned Lark |
