This site uses cookies to deliver the best possible experience. Learn more.

Highlands East

309 photos
1 follower
Day 2,743
Downpour
Still in a total fire ban for the area (whole Province I think), but this afternoon's downpour will certainly help with that! The thunder isn...
Day 2,594
Super Bowl Sunday
Also a day for checking mail (one bill, one newsletter, one advertisement), for visiting the dump (six big bags of recycling and two...
Day 2,563
OTTER!!!!!!
Okay, I didn't actually see an otter, I did see tracks. See the two lines on the right side, bisecting the snow? Those are otter slides (o...
Day 2,552
New Year Same Birds
Day 2,490
Random Sign
Someone was up to something this weekend. Found this sign about a kilometre from the gate (or 4km from the highway). There was also a blue...
Day 2,212
Digging in the Snow
One of the challenges for the local bird population is coping with the shoveling that takes place. Here's a jay digging through a...
Day 2,204
Week Three : Astrid Kirchherr
(... and the soul crushing feeling of Imposter Syndrom) Another submission to the 52 Week Challenge over at r/clondon52....
Day 2,197
Why?
[Preface: Heavy editing in Lightroom (shadows, highlights, dehaze, contrast, probably more) in order to bring out my question] I don't expect any...
Day 2,192
Dull
It was a very dull day. The weather was m'eh, work was m'eh, even the birds were m'eh. At least the squirrels took advantage of the situation to...
Day 2,190
Funk
Been visit Funk Town for a while now. Please don't confuse Funk Town with Funky Town. The latter is a an expression for the simple, repetitive ye...
Day 2,108
What an odd coincidence after an odd confersation
This morning my boss wished me a Happy Thanksgiving. Nothing too unusual about that, he's a pretty s...
Day 2,102
October Mushrooms
Day 2,101
87 Days
Why back on 10 July (https://tookapic.com/photos/865373) I shared a picture of a pile of rocks on a little pull-off along the driveway. Finall...
Day 2,088
Moody, Wet Forested Road
Just my road, all wet and moody and stuff! #theme-forest
Day 2,083
Sunset at Point on a Mid-September Day
Pretty just what the title says. :)
Day 2,079
Double-creasted Cormorant
And with this, I'm tied with last year's total bird count for my little patch of the world; 52 unique species.
Day 2,049
Dove on a Feeder
I see Mourning Doves often eating on the ground, or hanging out on the power line, or doing general dove things all the time. I don't...
Day 2,039
Apocalypse Jay
I've seen pictures of molting jays before (the joke is "Your Blue Jays looking bald? Must be August") first time seeing it myself AND t...
Day 2,014
Less Angry / More Amused
So, ya... yesterday I was angry. Today... not so much. Along the driveway there is a pull off just south of the creek. Folks...
Day 2,005
That time if the year again.
Out checking for a trail access point. Deer flies are still deadly. Not as an intimidating a photo as years previous, but...
Day 1,997
4 - 1 to take the Series Lead 3-2
Last night my Habs played good hockey. Or at least they played better than the other team. Tomorrow is Game Six. If...
Day 1,990
Sorry but not sorry.
I'm conflicted. The other day in a community Facebook group, a First-Time cottage renter asked a question about the fire ban. The...
Day 1,986
FOREST CHICKEN!!!
While I was heading out I came across this grouse (forest chicken) sitting in the middle of the road. Did my errands and who did I f...
Day 1,969
First Hummingbird of the Year!
Put out the feeder over the weekend. Today, I finally got a visitor!