Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees

Most of our snow is too "dry" to be able to form into snowmen / sculptures. Early snows in the fall and late winter/early spring are the best time for that here.

Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees

I was out today and saw this track in the snow. Based on size and the fact I've seen them around recently, I believe this to be a partridge track. I didn't see any today though.
 
In the Netherlands, only the fresh snow ever worked. After a day (or even a couple hours) it loses it's "stickiness" and doesn't form snowmen easily anymore.

Pretty cool to see some tracks :D
 
Saw a bit more than tracks yesterday, but wasn't paying enough attention to get a photo before they spooked...I also had the short lens on the camera. At any rate, here's a few photos from yesterday.

Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees

I count a dozen.

Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees

Partridge tracks...it looks like they may be eating some of the volunteer canola seed...which is fine as it isn't something I need / want on the property.

Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees

Partridge and mammal tracks.

Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees

A few fingers for a bit of a size reference.
 
This year has been another interesting one. We did have at least one pair of Baltimore orioles around and I saw a gray catbird for the first time. Lately though, the number of small birds has been low. These merlins are the likely culprit.

Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


These photos are from Friday. I saw at least three, possibly four, implying that we could have young of the year around.

I don't know if it was the merlins pestering, or I got too close, but suddenly there was a huge bird flying among our trees and landed on a power pole. This is a great-horned owl.

Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees



Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Lately our most mature garlic chives in the city have been flowering. They are a magnet for some of our local bees.

Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees


I wish I had a better bee identification guide...apparently we have some 3-400 native bees in Manitoba. This spring I'd seen a small black bee that I couldn't get a good photo of, but it was nice to see a different species.
 
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