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| Bohemian Waxwing - because i like them |
After a wee bit of a sleep-in and the obligatory domestic duties - washing and the like. A quick walk around Nakusp under her heavy and dark clouds was the order of the day. Surprisingly it was cold but the birding started straight outside the front door; Starlings, BC Chickadees, RB Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Pine Siskins, Song Sparrow and Redpoll were in attendance at my feeders. Crows, Flickers, Golden-crowned Kinglet completed the neighborhood species.
Along the waterfront some 40 mallard, 20 Horned Grebe, 1 Pied Grebe, 1 Bufflehead, 1 Goldeneye, and three Canada Geese competed for attention with a nice group of ten Trumpeter Swan, the first i've seen in Nakusp. [spp - 52!] Also a nice little flock of Bohemian Waxwings.
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| Redpoll on lawn [?] |
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet - at least showing why it is so named! |
The afternoon called for watching the Superbowl where the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in what seemed to me to be a close game. The subtleties, if that is the right word, alluded me but still i quite enjoyed it. Now some crap piccies from today;
Note that despite the 'balmy' weather we've been enjoying there is still quite a bit of snow aboooot and that it is underlying all of the selected pics.
Hi Ken, yeh I watched most of the Super Bowl, but got distracted by a Six Nations game between Ireland and Wales which I enjoyed more. My, those Super Bowls do a good line in jingoism, don't they. Love those little kinglets, saw mine in Tofino.
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ReplyDeleteHey Russ, One of the amusing things about the super bowl was the frequency and extent of match winning type celebrations by guys who had done something 'fantastic' like catch a ball or make a tackle. Just get on with it... It's like every time i ask a question in class and someone answers it successfully we should pause for high fives all round, all stand for some impromptu dance and than a quick lap of a mexican wave. [And then all North American cultures are catered for...........]
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