Wildlife at Home, the Wetlands and Lakeside Park

Do birds play? Young animals do, so why not birds? This family of young wrens appeared to be having a great time playing this morning: Darting in and out of cover, chasing each other. Perhaps honing their survival skills: The split in a dead tree trunk, which looked as if it had been folded in half, made the perfect hiding place: I am no expert when it comes to Canadian birds. You can probably tell from my accent that I am from the UK, and I am still learning all about the birds in Ontario. So, if anyone can help identify this bird then please let me know: A juvenile, but I am not sure if it is a flycatcher or an oriole? It was seen feeding on the same mulberry bushes as in my post yesterday. I also found a few bushes at the side of the trail on my way home with some fruit within arms reach. I picked what I could and left what I couldn't reach for the birds. I love mulberries too: My post titled "Catbird Sings" showed a photo of a coopers hawk ...

A very overcast morning had me second guessing if I should venture to the lake. No light at all for really detailed photos, but then again, these are the types of days when I tend to see more wildlife than usual. Also, I thought, as I'm on holiday for the week, the bike ride there and back would do me good, and so it was decided. True to form, I saw much more than usual and I was able to take very little of what I saw, as it was so dark. What I did manage to salvage from my grainy photos was this tiny little woodpecker: A downy woodpecker I believe: Sorry, I had to add another. It is just too damn cute: Lots of activity in the trees of which some are providing lots of fruit for our feathered friends. The young robins love mulberries (This one appears to be surrounded): As does the blue jay and as you can see, they are both sticky and delicious: Copyright  ©  wildlakeside.blogpot.com 2019 Scott Atkinson All Rights Reserved.