January 17, 2020 - At the Royal Botanical Gardens Today

In the breezeway 

on the way to the 

Mediterranean Garden . . .

Sit Spot - January 16, 2020

January 16, 2020 4:39 p.m.

Sit 556 : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 

-2° (-8°) nw 24-39 kph 68% humidity 

(Jet, traffic noise)

(Republic Airlines Flight 6116...)

Dogs barking in distance 

Very quiet today - not one bird at sit spot area

Extras :

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel 

5:30 a.m. no snow

7:30 a.m. light ground cover of snow

12 noon all snow melted and gone

            I chose a new spot for regular photos as of a couple of days ago. This is it; #4. Looking east from the west end of our property along one of the trails.

           A hollow tree with the sun shining through it caught my eye on the walk today...

Sit Spot - January 15, 2020

January 15, 2020 9:29 a.m.

Sit 555 : Brush Pile W :Cloudy 

+1° (0°) sw 4-6 kph : 83% humidity 

Crows,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(Jet Suite flight 307...)

(Prop Plane)

Extras :

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Grey Squirrel,

Unidentified Sparrows,

Red-tailed Hawk,

Blue Jays,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel,

Fresh deer tracks in mud, 

No snow on ground 

            3rd site of regular photos; looking southwest from our west meadow.

            A photo from the end of the day on the 2nd dog walk. Yes, looking west and enjoying the colours.

Sit Spot - January 14

January 14, 2020 4:59 p.m.

Sit 554: Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+2° (+1°) sw 4-6 kph ; 100% humidity 

(Jet, traffic noise)

(Republic Airlines Flight 3564...)

Extras;

Black Squirrel 

Canada Geese flying overhead 

Small light coloured moth

( South side of West Meadow)

No snow at all on the ground

            This is the second site of regular photos. I am looking north from the donkey's paddock toward the east pond area where the large willow tree is located.

Sit Spot Note - January 13

January 13, 2020 8:37 - 8:47 a.m.

Sit 553 : Brush Pile E : Cloudy, Light snow 

-2° (-3°) E 4-6 kph 93% humidity 

Blue Jays 

(Jet, traffic noise)

(Jet Suite Air flight 307...)

Crows 

Extras :

White-breasted Nuthatch 

3 Eastern Bluebirds 

8th rat caught in barn trap,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Mourning Doves

Ground covered with snow in a.m.

99% of snow gone by evening

Fresh White-tailed deer and squirrel tracks in a.m.

I take photos at three locations everyday that I am out with the dog and doing a sit spot. This is site #1, our East Pond looking north.

FYI: This it the 553rd time I have spent 10 minutes of quiet time outside listening and looking about for nature sounds and sights and also listing some of the human made noises that I hear. I used the first few months in a book and hope to continue that format but notes are starting to disappear and I am not sure when I will have time to put them all together so I plan to drop some, or all, into this blog. The notes are  somewhat sparse but I know what they mean and if anyone else wants to know, just ask.