Yearn to Wander
Gabriola Birds
Gabriola is alive with birds: songbirds, water birds, raptors et al.
Nesting was over when we arrived, but watching some of the fledges has been a zoology lesson for me. A brood of Violet Green Swallows on the side of the house fledged after we arrived; a brood of Spotted Towhees ducks in and out of their ground nest in a dense Salal shrub outside the kitchen window; and a young Bald Eagle seemed not to know what was next after he flew to the top of a snag. New sightings appear daily, while our favorite Song Sparrow entertains us with his song and his antics, such as flipping the mulch from the potted Bougainvillea.
Nesting was over when we arrived, but watching some of the fledges has been a zoology lesson for me. A brood of Violet Green Swallows on the side of the house fledged after we arrived; a brood of Spotted Towhees ducks in and out of their ground nest in a dense Salal shrub outside the kitchen window; and a young Bald Eagle seemed not to know what was next after he flew to the top of a snag. New sightings appear daily, while our favorite Song Sparrow entertains us with his song and his antics, such as flipping the mulch from the potted Bougainvillea.
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2011-07-20
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