Some minor computer problems have pressed me into buying a new case. While I was shopping for a new case on line I came across an Asus monitor on sale for an incredible price, so Thursday we head into the city to pick up a new case and monitor. Discovered last year that my present monitor is terrible for viewing or editing photo's. I must have deleted hundreds of what I thought were terrible pictures until one day I happened to see some of our photo's on someone else's computer. I thought they were so so pictures when I posted them, but,seeing them on another monitor they looked much better than I originally thought.
Looks like it will be a nice day so we intend to go to Fort Whyte to do some birding. Migration has started but the birds are slow in coming, mind you it is still early for spring migration.
We have a solitary Red Wing Blackbird coming to our feeders, we don't usually see them in town.
Bird food consumption has increased, what used to last a week is now gone in two days. Once breeding starts it will last less than a day.
Other than Grackles and Robins there is not anything else new coming to our feeders. The Dark Eyed Junco's are coming in bigger numbers lately as well.
On our walks we have seen a few Hermit Thrushes, Yellow Rumped Warblers, Ruby Crowned Kinglets, Northern Flickers, 4 Kildeers, a Belted Kingfisher and one Golden Crowned Kinglet. A few Hawks, the only one we have been able to identify was a Merlin.
We have had some Canada Geese pass through and some Wood ducks and Mallards seem to be sticking around.
Trees are sprouting leaves already.
Hopefully we will have some new photo's in the next while. Here are some photo's from the past.
Great Blue Heron - Burst out of some bush and we only managed 2 quick shots before it disappeared. The Red Wing Blackbird chasing the Heron popped out of the bush as soon as the Heron did.
Prairie Dog
Clay Coloured Sparrow
Ruby Crowned Kinglets
Slanty shanty - Near Dauphin Manitoba
White Throated Sparrow
Northern Flicker
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