Redpoll mania

It’s bird time again. For a long time I have now been blogging about activities and the likes, so it’s time to show off some birds again.

Common Redpoll

By now, you may have a pretty good impression of what we can find in and around Winnipeg as birds. But some of them are completely unknown in Europe so here we go…

White

With the frigid temperatures we are getting at the moment, it is easy to think that Canada is only made of snow, cold and ice. All inhospitable and unforgivingly hard.

Early morning

While big parts are mostly always snowy white, there is a hidden beauty to that snow. A beauty we often overlook. So here is a closer look to that white stuff everyone calls “just snow…”

Up to my hips in …

Yep, going out yesterday was a first. After a quite extensive time inside, I finally got the chance to go out again.

Mystery ahead

I went to an old farm or homestead that hasn’t served as such since 1963.

After the storm

As soon as winter arrives we start shovelling the snow. That is amusement only for the first time. The second time it’s already less fun and the third… well let’s talk about something else.

In the beginning

In the beginning of the winter, the City of Winnipeg places signs everywhere, warning people not to go on the ice, or more accurately - under the ice.

Desperately in need of colour

Ok, so it has been a while now that trees have lost their leaves, that the colourful birds have left the country. Our lives are now devoid of colour. Let’s not exaggerate, but it starts to work on some people’s nerves to not see any colour outside.

Birds Hill Park

So why wait until next season for some colour? I have some for your enjoyment, right here.