Eagle Overload
A bald eagle tears a hapless cormorant to shreds atop one of the new sky ride towers by St. Andrews by the Lake. The cormorant debris field spread right across the lagoon ice to the farm.
Peacock Blues
The escaped peacock, unofficial mascot of the Flood of 2017, has taken to roosting on Freya’s roof.
Not Just Another Pretty Face
An escaped peacock becomes an impromptu shed dweller on Willow Ave. As if the Flood scenario isn’t strange enough already, waking up at 5:00am to the cries of a peacock ringing out over Ward’s Island puts the whole situation over the top.
Swans in the Flood
Lagoon levels appear to be fluctuating by about six inches, and the QCYC swan nest was probably flooded this morning. As of Sunday afternoon, the parents appear to be sitting dejected on the QCYC dock.
Channel Saw-whet
A Saw-whet owl perches in a tree on Channel Ave. Could it be the same owl that visited Fourth St. in 2016?
Fly Like An Eagle
A bald eagle controls the skies over Blockhouse Bay. Click to view larger. Thanks to David P for the tip.
Fourth Saw-whet
A northern saw-whet owl perches in a tree on Fourth Street. Thanks to Peter N for the tip and Peter H for the tripod assistance.
Green Mother
A rare Canada Goose mother sitting on a nest pokes her head up through the greenery near Doughnut Island. 2016 has been a great year for ducklings, but we have very few goslings and absolutely no cygnets. The total number of nests was down significantly this year, and the last (failed) mute swan nest was just abandoned […]
Eyefraction
The eyes of a great egret sit far out on the sides of its head, enough to show visible refraction through the cornea. The highlight on the lower-right side of the eye is light passing through, but not into, the eye. Click image to view larger.
Red Eye Delight
The piercing red eye of a mature black-crowned night heron, perched in a tree by Doughnut Island.
American Coot
From the sasquatch files, an unexpected surprise: an American Coot perches on the ice off of Ward’s Dock in February 2016. A complete B-Roll shot, this was late in the evening with absolutely no light.
