Chickadee Photo Art

White Tailed Deer

// November 30th, 2011 // No Comments » // Birds Hill Provincial Park, Boreal Forest, Canadian Shield, Mammals, Urban Nature, Whiteshell Provincial Park

Some recent photos of white tailed deer today.  These were taken in late October / early November and as I had hoped there were more bucks visible at this time of year.  It is rutting season and we need to be extra alert while driving in both the city (we have a large urban deer population in Winnipeg) and on the highways.  The deer run all over the place during the rut and many are killed in traffic.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Cedar Waxwings

// November 4th, 2011 // No Comments » // Birds of Manitoba, Urban Nature

Flocks of these elegant waxwings gather in trees eating the ripened berries.  These waxwings were feasting on berries of Mountain Ash and Snowberry.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Flying Insects

// October 25th, 2011 // No Comments » // Dragonflies-Butterflies-Moths, Insects, Urban Nature

** New Photos Gallery has been updated **

Took only a few insect photos this past summer so today will share these with you.   I find dragonflies fascinating in that they come in such a variety of colours and sizes and hatch from alien looking nymphs.  Although I don’t like spiders they also come in such a variety of colours and sizes and today’s blog has another variety of orb-weaving spider.

Below:  Dragonfly newly emerged from nymph stage

Below: Orb Weaving Spider in the web

Below: Bee approaching a lambs ear plant

Enjoy!

~Sharon