Seven Sisters Dams

A few days ago my family and I went out to check out some of the hydroelectric dams northeast of Winnipeg. Despite the nippy wind and cold hands, we enjoyed ourselves at the spectacle of thousands of litres of water pouring out of the sluice gates by the second. Here are some shots.

That is the conclusion of this barrage of water. Hope you enjoyed this post!

A Little Bit of Winter

Here is a small post of some of the highlights of this winter (and a few other neat shots).

Stunning Sunset

Raven in Flight

Beautiful Sunrise

Sun Shining through raindrops on window.

Raven coasting to landing

Common Raven

Gray Partridge

Group of Gray Partridge

Common Raven

Common Raven

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

Good day and thank you for joining me for W.W.B.W. Last week the correct answer was a Loggerhead or Northern Shrike. Here is this week's clue. Leave your guesses in the comments below. Enjoy!

• This medium sized songbird is gray with a dark cap
•  One distinguishing feature is its conspicuous rufous vent.

Other W.W.B.W. posts:
Birds In Your Backyard
Bird Boy
The Cats and the Birds

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

Hi everyone, and thanks for joining me once again for W.W.B.W. Last week was actually the Eastern Towhee as ______ guessed. Here is this week's clue. Leave your guesses in the comments below.

• This bird is small with large black eyes.
• Is very well camouflaged to trees.
• Is brown to rusty red with black or white markings
• Whitish flecked head.

Other W.W.B.W. posts:
Birds In Your Backyard
Bird Boy
The Cats and the Birds

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

Hi all and thanks for joining me for Weekly What Bird Wednesday. Last weeks bird(s) were the Ruby-Crowned and Golden-Crowned Kinglets. Here is this week's clue. Leave your guesses in the comments below.

• This bird is a light wispy gray.
• This bird has a black stripe surrounding the eye.
• It has a lightly barred belly.

Other W.W.B.W. posts:
Birds In Your Backyard
Bird Boy
The Cats and the Birds

Weekly What Bird Tuesday

Hi all and thanks for joining me for Weekly What Bird Wednesday. Last weeks bird(s) were the Ruby-Crowned and Golden-Crowned Kinglets. Here is this week's clue. Leave your guesses in the comments below.

• This bird is a light wispy gray.
• This bird has a black stripe surrounding the eye.
• It has a lightly barred belly.

Other W.W.B.W. posts:
Birds In Your Backyard
Bird Boy

The Cats and the Birds

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

It has truly been a while. It was among the top of the New Years Resolutions to be more active. It has been a slow winter for me with little avian activity around my home. Last W.W.B.W. was a immature Dark-Eyed Junco. Here is my W.W.B.W post. Leave your guesses in the comments below.

• This bird is small greenish bird with white to buff underparts. 
• It has has a prominent white stripe on the wing with little gold wing-bars.
• It has a tuft of color on the head.

There are two possible species. Kudos to all who can guess both. Have Fun!

Other W.W.B.W. posts:

Birds In Your Backyard
Bird Boy
The Cats and the Birds

Weekly What Bird Wednesday

Here is my first WWBW post in a very long while. Last month's was a Vesper Sparrow. Here is this weeks:

Post your guesses in the comments below.

Other W.W.B.W. posts*:
Birds In Your Backyard
Bird Boy
The Cats and the Birds

NEW NAME

After my partner left JC Birds, it just wasn't JC Birds anymore. So just letting you know that I am now calling this blog JG Birds. You may also have noticed the slight changes in the logo. Again a reminder to check out C's blog here. (You will see on the far right of the tabs bar)

Thanks, Joel

Feathers on Friday (All of Sept and Oct)

Here is my massive FoF post... enjoy! We will start with the lunar eclipse!

It all started with a super Moon...

...and ended up as a Blood Moon

Of, course lots and lots of geese photos.

A neat shot of sunset through a wet window.

A small flock of Sandhill Cranes. Sometimes we saw as much as 70 at a time.

Lone Canada Goose.

Portion of flock in field.

Portion of flock in field with hundreds more coming in to land.

The sky peppered with geese.

Incoming!

Canada Grazing, notice the occidentals subspecies.

Fiery Sunset

Grasshopper Sparrow

Lone snow goose.

Flying snow goose flock

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The reason that the Snow Geese took off.

Other FoF posts:
4forfeathers (NEW!!!)
Birds in Your Backyard
Bird Boy
The Cats and the Birds

Prairie Birder