Nighthawk Watching

Last night Angie and I joined some folk from Bird Studies Canada and the High Park Nature Centre for a counting of Common Nighthawks over Hawk Hill as it's called in High Park.It was a blazing hot and humid day, which made it difficult to go back out into after working and sweating away since 6 o'clock that morning AND being up since 4:30am on top. But being birders, the excitement rose in us about the possibility of seeing this species of bird,...

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Backyard Raccoons

Its funny how every late Spring/early Summer I am out and about the area in search of Raccoon families to see and photograph. What I capture with the camera is unique and not just with the animals but also with their homes being tree cavities (no two trees are alike). Family and friends both enjoy the images I share with them.The funny part is that I seem to forget how our backyard has them prowling around. I guess without the tree cavity homes...

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Macro Mania continues...

I apologize for my disappearance this summer, it's just been difficult to sit at the computer for very long and try to spew out a story when lately there just isn't one to be had (although I still have some Falcon stories to finish).I'm hanging around the yard more than anywhere else these days and I don't mind. It's quiet for birds but there's a lot of other teeny creatures if one takes the time to look for them in the garden.My love is for the...

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Meet Layton the Falcon

Well lookit this, I might actually key out another blog this week... two in two days! Lets hope for no interruptions and get this one going now.Most of you are aware of our Falcon watching adventures through June, mostly at the Etobicoke Sunlife buildings at Islington and Bloor. I kinda got lost in the summer and some Falcon events, back and forth with some work hours going from a morning shift to an afternoon shift, which has really messed things...

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