03-NOV-2010
Dog-strangling vine/Pale swallowwort
Even the invasive DSV looks beautiful and ethereal with frost on the pods.
03-NOV-2010
Frost on the leaves
Jeewa was at the FWG very early this morning and said it was cold and frosty. It did, however, provide her with some terrific photographic opportunities and you can see from this and the next few shots how much beauty there is to see in the garden, on even the coldest morning.
Birch seed
This photo was taken a couple of years ago through a microscope. It shows the beauty in the minuscule birch seed. These seeds are layered, one on top of the other, in a small cone-like cluster on birch trees (see previous photo).
03-NOV-2010
American goldfinch eating birch seeds
Goldfinches really enjoy birch seeds, as do redpolls and various finches. It is not unusual to see a group of these birds busily extracting the tiny seeds from the little clusters you can see here.
03-NOV-2010
Ash woods, looking north
The Bill Holland trail leading through the Ash woods where, as you can see, the leaves are still golden in part.
03-NOV-2010
Common Milkweed seeds
There are still seeds in some of the milkweed pods, and in today's sun they were like fine silken threads.
03-NOV-2010
New bridge
Our new bridge is just about ready to use. There is a bit of tweaking to do yet, but it is nearly there!
03-NOV-2010
Downy Woodpecker, male
A very pretty little male downy woodpecker with the patch on his head matching the colour of the feeder, was busily occupied at the suet cake.
03-NOV-2010
Red in roosting box
This little guy wasted no time in staking a claim to this roosting box which was only erected on Saturday, Oct. 30. I watched for some time as he made multiple trips, each with a mouthful of leaves and DSV fluff, which he busily stripped from the plants.
03-NOV-2010
New bird roosting box
Here is one of 7 beautiful new roosting boxes for birds, made for us by a local scout troop. They did a phenomenal job!!! Not only did they make these impressive boxes but they installed them as well!