Birding at Thickson's Woods

This morning Skip and I went birding at a local hotspot near the shore of Lake Ontario.

Lots of shrubs and trees are in bud, getting ready to bloom.

This white-breasted nuthatch frequented several trees.

A somewhat slimmer Skip (due to our Wheat Belly diet) posed for a 'birder' shot.

After inspecting the woods, we decided to go across to the meadow. This junco was one of several foraging on the paved road.

These photos of what we think was a song sparrow were taken from quite a distance away. I zoomed 16X with the camera and cropped even more on the computer.

 It was very overcast so the light wasn't great for taking shots at such a distance.

It was belting out a song.

Then we spotted a northern flicker that we had heard earlier.

It has a distinctively forked tail and, a red patch on the back of its head, spots on its chest, and a black bib.

Beside the road, someone had left some seeds on a flat stone. This red squirrel was chowing down

as was this bird.

We then went to McD's for our senior coffees. It was a lovely way to spend the morning.