Shilo

Next doors cat, Shilo, on our garage roof.

It seems that the previous owner of the house kept this window open, Shilo would get up on the roof from our steps at the back of the house and pay a visit.


Where : Creekside Crescent, Garage Roof
When : 20th February, 2009

The Cleaners

Every day now, we have what we call the "vacuum cleaners" strolling through our back yard, they erase any trace of wild bird seed from our various feeders.

Our cat, Ben alerted us to two intruders, here is one caught in the act.


Where : Creekside Crescent
When : 13th February, 2009

Northern Flicker

As the weather warmed slightly in January, we lost the snow and four or more Northern Flickers started competing for food in the garden. Here a male partakes at one of our feeders, bright red cheeks, whereas the females had no such markings.


Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : January 19th, 2009

Varied Thrush

This is a varied Thrush, we had a pair of them, male and female, feeding in the back yard after quite a snowfall. In the following weeks we had about seven or eight of them, running around the yard, flipping leaves to find insects and partaking of our bird feeders.


Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : 5th January, 2009

Spotted Towhee

The Towhees are back, ticking and nervous about town, fleeting images of the birds as they raid the bird feeder. Here a wayside opportunity during a snowy walk today.


Where : Reed Road, Gibsons
When : December 22nd, 2008

Red Breasted Sapsucker

This cheeky chappie, and a second, have been been boring holes in our main tree in the back yard. At first we thought they were woodpeckers, but they're actually Red Breasted Sapsuckers.

It is amazing to watch how brazen these guys can be, we stood and watched for a few minutes and they allowed us to get very close.


Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : December 19th, 2008