Chickadee Photo Art

Brown-headed Cowbird & Western Meadowlark

// May 30th, 2010 // No Comments » // Birds of Manitoba, Manitoba Tourist Destination, Oak Hammock Marsh

Welcome back to my website & thanks for visiting !

The above photos are of a female Brown-headed Cowbird taken at Oak Hammock Marsh.  These birds were foraging on the ground picking up insects.  Below is the male .

Below a Western Meadowlark at Oak Hammock Marsh. Meadowlarks are commonly found in grasslands areas and their song is beautiful and unmistakeable.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Savannah Sparrow & Lincoln’s Sparrow

// May 27th, 2010 // No Comments » // Birds of Manitoba, Oak Hammock Marsh

Not just a “sparrow” . . .  years ago before I really started paying attention to birds I would have simply identified this bird as a sparrow and left it at that.  We have many varieties of sparrows around us daily with beautiful songs and distinctive markings and colour.   Pictured above is a Savannah Sparrow at Oak Hammock Marsh.  It has yellow over the eyes and a white breast area.   Below is a Lincoln’s Sparrow with some buff colouring on the striped breast and around the eyes – this one in my backyard.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Northern Shoveler

// May 24th, 2010 // No Comments » // Birds of Manitoba, Manitoba Tourist Destination, Oak Hammock Marsh

This Northern Shoveler pair was sighted close to Oak Hammock Marsh.  Beautiful waterfowl with large shovel like beaks that swipe back and forth while feeding on the water surface. Can be found breeding in shallow wetlands. Below is the female Northern Shoveler.

Below – close up views that show their broad beaks.

Enjoy!

~Sharon