#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #RedorDead I call this my "Monet shot" since the background and water reminds me of the artist's style. It has the warm reds and oranges of autumn. The Heron was an added bonus. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #RedorDead Blue Jay, Red Apple... Jays are great at hiding behind leaves and branches. I fooled it this time. I was really taking a photo of the apple. Taken in my back yard. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay For today's theme of #Speckled, I present this Great Horned Owl although you might miss the speckled parts for those eyes. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #FabulousWaders This is a great Egret. No. Seriously. It's a Great Egret. Taken at the Audubon Preserve near Naples Florida. #Nature #Photography

This not so little dinosaur is part of our family story. We have a number of 'silly things' which are secretly hidden for other family members to find them. He's now all shined up and ready for his next adventure. I wonder where he'll turn up next?

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay These Long-Tailed Ducks motoring across a winter Creek in Golden Hour in 2013 were among my #Firsts bird photos after a long hiatus and since acquiring a 300mm lens. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay This juvenile Cape Penguin is dreaming of places #OverTheRainbow. Spotted at Betty's Bay, South Africa. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #HedgingYourBets This Starling is perched in this winter hedge with the dehydrated berries... which sometimes ferment... Which is why he seems so happy. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay This Little Blue Heron is wondering how to become a Great Blue Heron... Taken in Florida at the Audubon Preserve near Naples. #EgretsAndHerons #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay For the #YourChoice theme, I have to go with this one. This Flamingo at the Toronto Zoo is looking Fah-bulous!!! #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay For the #YourChoice theme, I have to go with this one. This Great Grey Owl doing exactly what you would expect a Great Grey Owl to be doing. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay This is the first Wood Duck I ever encountered a few years ago. He fits both the #MultiColour and #DucksOutOfWater themes today. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay This Mallard on a winter parking lot by the creek is one of my favourite #DucksOutOfWater shots I have taken over the years. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay I've posted this Kingfisher before, but it fits well with today's theme of #WeatheringTheElements. It was a misty Winter going into Spring day in Burlington Ontario. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #EmeraldBackdrop Same bird I posted a few days ago, but a different pose. Cardinals are always a joy to spot on a hike. #Nature #Photography

Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay Today's Alt theme is #Redbeaks Hopefully there's enough red on this little Wood Duck to qualify. #Nature #Photography

Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay What better bird for the theme of #Grey (spelled correctly I might add) than the Great Grey Owl? #Nature #Photography

Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #CHE Egrets? I've had a few. But then again, too few to mention... With apologies to Mr. Sinatra. Photo taken near Naples Florida.

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #CHE Cormorants typically avoid people so it was amazing to spot these three on a log right beside the busy path at our local harbour. They were there to get a great view of the sunset like the rest of us.

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #ForJanet While the structure at a water feature at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington Ontario was man made, this Robin saw no problem in building a nest there. #Nature #Photograpy

#Connect2Nature #Birds Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EyeOfTheWild This Eastern Screech Owl is well camouflaged but still sees everything. Taken at a Raptor Conservatory. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EyeOfTheWild While I have posted this one before, this Snowy Owl came to mind immediately. Taken at a Raptor Conservatory. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdOfTheDay Today's Alt theme is #Yellow. These Macaws were spotted in the Toronto Zoo, the ones in Costa Rica didn't cooperate with my meager 200mm range to get any close ups.

#Connect2Nature #Birds Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SittingDownOnTheJob, and this Wood Duck is doing a fine job. Photo taken in Burlington Ontario. #Nature #Photography

#Connect2Nature Sometimes the smallest things bring great amazement when we stop and spend time looking at them. Like this Damselfly, that was flitting about in front of me on a recent hike in the Hendrie Valley at the Royal Botanical Gardens Canada #Nature #Photography.

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdOfTheDay Today's Alt theme is #ArtOfMotion. "On Golden Pond" This Mallard created gentle ripples as he swam in the marsh. The golden colour of the reeds are reflected in the water. Taken in Burlington Ontario.

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #TantalisingTextures This Trumpeter Swan and its nest contrast nicely against the early spring bullrushes. Photo taken in Burlington Ontario.

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdOfTheDay What's today's theme? #Gulls you say? Taken on a shoreline hike.

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdOfTheDay Today's theme is #Gulls These two Ringbill gulls were surfing the wind on a blustery day near Lake Ontario.

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdOfTheDay Today's theme is #SummerLovin. A closer crop of the photo I posted this morning that better shows the bird. Taken on a hike last week. Apparently this Cardinal is into human watching... It seemed very interested in me.