A visit with Zander and Izzy

by | Apr 24, 2008 | Family

Last Sunday, Marcel and family came for dinner capping off a beautiful, sunny Sunday. I spent some quality couch time with Izzy and after dinner, Zander and I walked a mile around the Country grounds. The grand kids are growing quickly and a whole lot of fun to watch...

Sunny Sunday

by | Apr 20, 2008 | Birding

Finally, a sunny day with temps above 60 degrees. I got in a 36 mile bike ride with the TCBC around White Bear and Bald Eagle and my first pinch flat in months… Damm potholes. On the way home, I passed Vadnais Lake and a birder had spotted Grebes, Terns and...

Friday Birding

by | Apr 19, 2008 | Birding

Friday, April 18th…. with a stack of work on my desk and rain predicted, Tina and I went birding, again… what else happens in April. Seriously, we started the day spotting a lone female Green-winged Teal in the Crepeau pond with 2 male Mallards and took...

New camera & lens

by | Apr 18, 2008 | Personal

I am now the proud owner of a Canon EOS 20D and a 400mm lens to get up close and personal to our backyard birds. I have been having great fun, seeing how close I can get to subjects, both physically and through the lens. The real trick is being able to get a good...

And the fun continues…

by | Apr 16, 2008 | Birding

Yesterday (April 15th), brought numerous great birding moments, starting with Kinglets and Yellow-rumped warblers on our morning walk. Back in the office, we watched a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker working the silver maple. A flock of Purple Finches on a feeder as well as...