Saturday, April 23, 2022

A GOOD MORNING OF BIRDING

     We were  out at a location called Nova Nature Trails. It's about 300 acres of  fairly good native habitat. 

    I didn't get any bird photos. I wanted some scenery shots and birder shots.

    The snow is the left over from Monday. 

     The first photo is a wasp nest from last summer. 













40 comments:

  1. It looks as if you have quite a varied age group. That always keeps things lively, doesn't it? Looks like it was a chilly day.

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    1. Yes, we always have some young people which is great. It was 12 C by the time we finished.

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  2. Looks like it was a chilly day! Hope you saw lots of birds and had fun!

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    1. It was sunny and plus 12 so fairly nice. We saw 13 species.

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  3. Hello,
    It is nice to have many eyes looking for the birds, nice size group for your bird outing. Take care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.

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    1. We have about 35 people who participate and usually 10 to 15 who show up.

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  4. Could you at least provide a list of the species you saw?

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    1. Thanks for your interest. We have a face book page red deer river naturalists. The sat morning summary is usually on there.

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    2. If I were on Facebook I would take a look.

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  5. A nice, bright day for checking out birders, birds and old wasp nests. By the way, in the north of England we often refer to women as birds.

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    1. Sometimes the term bird is used here as in and old bird.

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  6. How very nice to get together with a group of like-minded people.

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    1. It's a very friendly supportive group.

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  7. Looks like a nice long walk on a pretty blue-sky day.

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    1. We did 5.12 km. As you can see we are in the country with only the odd farm.

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  8. Your landscape is still so wintery. Wishing you some spring abundance soon.

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    1. This snow is what is left over from April 18.

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  9. it is always joy to wander along with people who share the likening with you indeed ,birding must be a beautiful experience dear Red .

    glad snow is on melting point eventually

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    1. It's a very good group to spend time with each week.

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  10. How nice to have a group to gather with and look for birds. It is such a treat to see them return after winter.

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    1. Some of these people are very knowledgeable.

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  11. Your spring is definitely not as far advanced as ours - where are you exactly?

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    1. I live between CAlgary and Edmonton in Alberta Canada.

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  12. Looks like a nice day to be out and about.

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    1. It was a very nice day and one of the first in a long time.

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  13. That looks like a good-sized wasp nest! Do the wasps overwinter in it or are they all dead now?

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    1. You've asked a good question. I know they don't overwinter in the nest but then I guess they lay eggs which hatch in the spring.

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  14. A good day to get out and about.

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  15. You have a nice group of birders. I imagine it is very refreshing to be able to get together again for these outings!

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    1. It's a real treat to get out with people again.

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  16. That looks like a lot of fun and exercise. I'm wondering how many different birds you saw too.

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    1. We saw 13 species and I'm not sure how many individual birds we saw.

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  17. A fine looking bunch of birders. It still looks like winter up there. :-)

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    1. I decided to take photos of the landscape and people.

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  18. You may need to call your group something like Ready Ramblers, and just do as you please.

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  19. Well that sounds like a good idea but I'm afraid we're not too creative.

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  20. Heard from a cousin and from a friend, both in Minot, that they're still struggling out from under 30+ inches of snow. Thanks for the birthday greetings.

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  21. What a fun way to spend time. And it looks like you had nice weather, too!

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  22. Maybe no bird pictures but I enjoyed the scenery and seeing your group of friends. It still looks cold there.

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