This winter is turning out to be as great one for flocks of Common Redpolls coming down from the northern forests. Delightful little birds.
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Haven’t had many birds lately and there’s been a surfeit of snow so here’s a bit of weekend colour.
Sometimes there is a hawk perched in this tree so it’s always worth checking – not today though. Just admire the tree for its own sake.
A view that regular visitors here will recognise – along the hedgerow that leads to the bird banding station. Very deep snow on this occasion, even with snowshoes we were up to our knees in it.
On a very cold day
A small footbridge over a very shallow ditch probably installed for the look of thing rather than any utility. Beyond are the Gardena nd the Orchard at Fritz sites though you’d never know it under the snow.
The bay from which Baie-D’Urfé gets its name … under that ice is the St-Lawrence River. Very cold day.
The pond just here is the nesting ground of Wood Duck and other birds in summer – but for now it’s resting
