tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633621814540740771.post2605433382228198003..comments2023-09-10T07:44:32.322-04:00Comments on Angie in T.O.: BOOT CAST BIRDING ~ BLOG THREE Angie in T.O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00208503841470715157noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633621814540740771.post-20900629564427238132017-05-09T12:49:27.524-04:002017-05-09T12:49:27.524-04:00We are in Italy and the constant singing of the bi...We are in Italy and the constant singing of the birds becomes infectious and we start whistling. The birds stop and probably think tourists. We have an owl that puts us to sleep at night.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633621814540740771.post-51068034544334080842017-05-08T07:50:26.739-04:002017-05-08T07:50:26.739-04:00I love all the birds in Sam Smith Park, although I...I love all the birds in Sam Smith Park, although I'm not all that good at identification (I'm way better at identifying mushrooms and mayflies than birds). Yesterday I walked my Newfs through the field with all the tree swallow boxes. It was delightful to see activity around just about all of them. A few weeks ago what I think was a juvenile bald eagle visited our neighbourhood (just west of the park). I was just getting home from a walk with my dogs and I saw it swoop down behind my house. Its wing-span was crazy big. I thought it might have been after one of our cats but it came up empty handed, landed on our roof, then flew south into a large tree. It was stunning to see such a huge bird in amongst the homes. It sat in the tree for a few minutes with several neighbours watching. I ran into the house to grab my camera, came out just in time to watch it fly back over my backyard, over the houses where it disappeared from my sight. We've had a bit of a bunny explosion in the area over winter and I suspect the eagle was visiting the buffet. Eugene Knapikhttp://27thstreet.menoreply@blogger.com