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It can never come soon
enough for me. Bill and I had a jump on the season. A vacation in B.C. One
of the more interesting things we observed was the nesting of Heron’s in
Beaton Hill Park, across from where we were staying in Victoria. We
counted 12 nests in one tree and one day we came across a group having a
conference of sorts on top of a large elm. See attached picture. They
appeared to be quite silent. I couldn’t help wondering if they could
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| The Catholic, Anglican and United churches came together to celebrate the Irish on March 25th The dear little baby girl is Hazel Miller, the daughter of the Anglican Church’s Priest Naomi Miller. | |||
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We were out for a walk in the woods recently and spotted a bird amongst the leaves on the forest floor. It resembled the shape of a Robin, a little smaller, was foraging for insects as a Robin does and had dark spots on its breast. It had to be one of the Thrush Family. When it turned away from us, it showed a drab olive-brown back and a reddish- brown tail. When it characteristically flicked up its tail and slowly lowered it, we knew for sure that it was a Hermit Thrush, considered by many to have the most beautiful of all bird songs – heard mostly at dusk. A trick to remember which is the Hermit Thrush: Hermit ends with a “_t_” for the reddish _t_ail; raises and lowers its_t_ail and is a _t_alented singer. Our area has several of the Thrush family – Hermit, Wood and Swainson - that nest here and the Gray-cheeked that migrates through. Also in this family are the Robin, Bluebird and Veery. All have young with spotted breasts, eat both insects and berries and have lovely songs. They spend much of their time on the ground looking for insects – the Bluebird being the exception - it perches above and drops down to seize its prey. Pesticides are deadly to this family. Have a really good look at Robins and you will be able to identify the Thrush family. |
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| A Walk in the Woods, So this is Spring, Irish Eyes. | |
