Musselman's Lake - Cedar Beach

Mclaggan Bay (Pictures)

Hot Summer Days

This summer is eceptionaly hot, so hot that today I can't take Max for a walk. Today it is 40 degrees Celsius and Pugs are prone to heatstroke. Even my back has turned brown and I rarely exercise on my trampoline. Of course the picture of Max was early and only 20 degrees Celsius and he wasn't panting rapidly (a sign of heatstroke).

Anyway I don't have much time to write because were going to the Lake.

Bye,BIRD MAN

Squirrels, squirrels, squirrels

Today when I went outside to feed the pond fish, a loud banging came from the corner of our yard, I soon found out it was a Black Squirrel. It was destroying the bird feeder I had just made after it ate most of the seed! There was also a Eastern Chipmunk that wasn't doing much harm.



There is a skunk or should I say family of skunks living in our neighbours yard. They spray every morning and the smell stays all day. One time they came right in our front yard when my dad was loading his truck for the morning's work. My dad was surprised and a little scared when he noticed them. My dad was blessed that he did not get sprayed.

Even for skunks to come in the front yard with humans and lights on. Well, you just can't predict what an animal will do next.
BIRDMAN

Summer Holidays

Since it is Summer Holidays I will post a blog more often.

Busy Training Max

I'm sorry that I did not make a blog in a very long time. My family and I were busy training Max so I did'nt have a chance to right on my blog. I will try to post a blog sometime soon.

Bye,

Birdman

DOGS AND fishing

A Blue throat Sunfish I had caught with the help of James!

Our dog cuddling into me!

Last week we bought a Pug puppy in Bobcaygeon which is near Pigeon Lake. Nobody had wanted him because of his little white paw of him, they thought it was a disease or infection. It was really only a birth mark and we thought it was cute looking so we bought him for $750.00. $OLD! The owner or should I say past owner of this dog had 40 fishing rods and said he could just walk out to Pigeon Lake and catch 20 fish! Speaking of fishing we went fishing yesterday.

Yesterday we were just getting ready for our drive to Lake Scugog. It didn't take very long and before we knew we were in the van on our way to Scugog! Jesse was watching a movie called Franklin and the Green Knight. I watch some of it but put most of my attention to other things like our dog on my lap. Now lets skip to the part where we were fishing after 7:30pm.

It was dusk time and many Blue throat Sunfish were foraging for food in the shallow end of the water. Jesse was the only one fishing in the shallow end. Then James, a fishing expert came to watch us fish. Suddenly, I caught a Blue throat Sunfish which over 7 inches long. My dad couldn't get the hook out of the Sunfish so James did.

Jesse caught the most fish including Rock Bass, Blue throat Sunfish and a crayfish. My mom caught some Perch, I caught some sunnies and my dad caught nothing!

That was my weekend (not including Sunday)

Bye, Birdman

Plants & Birds

Tulip
Anual
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove

Today I decided to do a blog only on plants but I could'nt resist to take some pictures of birds. I took a variety of pictures but only posted four of them.

Destroyed Garden?

When we had just arrived home from our shopping I spoted two adult male robins territorial fighting. But this was severe fighting because they were slapping and puting each other to the ground! Usually birds sing to fight not physicaly. My little brother Jesse had witnessed the fight too, and was very excited to see it.
Here is our pond. I just posted it for my grandparents to tell me if they think it is doing well.

This morning when I had just awoken I noticed that my garden was destroyed!! I think it was that nasty racoon that did it or maybe that big crow that comes in our backyard. I only managed to get a picture of some of it. Most of the seed was on the ground, weeds, crushed plants and a broken birdbath!!! LETS VOTE! In the comments tell me if you think it was the nasty racoon or the big crow.
As we were shopping my dad picked out some English Moss for the pond.

AND THAT WAS MY EXCITING SUNDAY!!!

AND THAT WAS MY EXCITING SUNDAY!!!

Point Pelee National Park Trip

my dad and I

Jesse and I on a birding trail

my dad, Jesse and I skipping rocks by Lake Erie

Scarlet Tanager in leafy forest

me sliding on a water slide

Great Blue Heron watching for prey

Adult female Yellow Warbler perched

typical adult male Red-winged Blackbird in display posture

Jesse and I

Does anyone know what this bird is above? Barn Swallow (above)
Great-crested Flycatcher (above)
Baltimore Oriole (above)
Red-winged Blackbirds (above)

We left Saturday morning to go to Point Pelee. It took us 4 hours to get there. When we got there we went straight to the park. The very first bird that I saw was a Great-crested Flycatcher. There were Red-winged Blackbirds by the dozens. One of the things when did when we got there was go right to the point and that is where we saw the unrecognizable bird. We saw Red-winged Blackbirds in territoril display posture. On that day we walked on trails for hours. And saw over fourty diffrent species of birds.

That night we stayed in a hotel that had a really cool pool, water slide and games.

The next day when we went back to the park we saw a...

SCARLET TANAGER!!!

And that is the bird I really wanted to see. We stayed at the park all day, and my mom saw an Indigo Bunting. I had a great time and I`m glad my mom and dad took me.