Humber River Trail September 24

[Ally]

First couple of minutes were quiet, but then things pick up

[Ally]

Got excited when I thought I saw the olivesided flycatcher, turned out to be a juvi Waxwing, who is quite photogenic too.

[Ally]

Robins are quite good at making their fellow birds feel safe. At one point, there were at 8 actively bathing right in front of me. And other birds join them

[Ally]

Question: In what situation, seeing a Scarlet Tanager drinking and bathing would make you cry?

Answer: When you discovered there were two, could easily be in the same frame, but you didn't see until one flew away :x  :x

Even the 2nd tanager felt sorry for me.

[Shortsighted]

Pssssssst, steaming hot. Close enough to a Nashville to knock it off its perch,
and dual Tanager action to boot. Oh my, she sizzles, heats up the whole park in her wake!
I know the birds are out there, somewhere in the Humber for sure, but not a
single leaf twitches in the edge of the woodlot. I have a Song sparrow in the yard as
well, including a couple of juveniles and a just barely adult Chipping without
breeding characteristics. The Blue jay bands are like Cossacks, pillaging the
neighbourhood.

[Ally]

Pssssssst, steaming hot. Close enough to a Nashville to knock it off its perch,
and dual Tanager action to boot. Oh my, she sizzles, heats up the whole park in her wake!
I know the birds are out there, somewhere in the Humber for sure, but not a
single leaf twitches in the edge of the woodlot. I have a Song sparrow in the yard as
well, including a couple of juveniles and a just barely adult Chipping without
breeding characteristics. The Blue jay bands are like Cossacks, pillaging the
neighbourhood.

Why is it some waxwing junior has orange tail tip, others have yellow ones?

[Shortsighted]

It's a diet thing related to a species of Honeysuckle introduced some
50 years ago. Prior to that all waxwings had yellow tail tips. Some waxwings
may have discovered photoshop.

[Ally]

It's a diet thing related to a species of Honeysuckle introduced some
50 years ago. Prior to that all waxwings had yellow tail tips. Some waxwings
may have discovered photoshop.

Thanks, and I discovered cooking. Quite soothing when there are no birds around.

[Shortsighted]

Holy smokes, ... that's ten percent baking/cooking and 90% applied art.
That is certainly an example of commercial quality preparation and if you're not making
money at it then you've been listening to me too long. I know that a commercial
enterprise can be a bit of a turn-off, especially when one is artistically
inclined, but such a skill with dough manipulation should be put to use
so more can benefit. Of course the dough must also translate into a superb
taste, which is an entirely different skill set. The chemistry of the dough and
its handling before the art is applied is something not found in books or on-line.
It's more of a hand-me-down affair, propagated through generations. I strongly
suspect some of that is playing a role here. Exceptional work!
Imagine ... a bird motif .... it would fly off the shelf in the right market.