A few pictures in Sept. 2014

Here are a few pictures of our garden in September.  I can't wait to work in my garden...

A few pictures of the garden in 2014 (July)

Lien externe: http://lajoiedapprendre-nabi.blogspot.ca/2014/07/dans-notre-jardin.html

Ground work - Greenhouse

We started the greenhouse last year (July 19th)  We see here my son and I preparing the base, ei. gravel, etc...

Black-capped chickadee - Mésange à tête noir (Poecile atricapillus)

These birds are our faithfull friends; they come to our feeders every year.

Voici des phots des oiseaux fidèles à notre région.  On les a vu pour la première en 2015 il y 2 semaines.Les photos ont été prises par ma femme.  Voir son blogue: http://lajoiedapprendre-nabi.blogspot.ca/search/label/Fra%C3%AEcheur%20du%20printemps






WIKI: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9sange_%C3%A0_t%C3%AAte_noire

My backyard in mid-March...  It's not like this every year...

Blue jay - more photos

Blue jay bird (Cyanocitta cristata)

Here's a picture I took this morning of a blue jay in my feeder.  We've been having alot of snow this winter; we broke many records.  I have the intention on recording all the birds that visit my property; this is the first one...

Details on bird:

The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be migratory. It breeds in both deciduous and coniferous forests, and is common near and in residential areas. It is predominantly blue with a white chest and underparts, and a blue crest. It has a black, U-shaped collar around its neck and a black border behind the crest. Genders are similar in size and plumage, and plumage does not vary throughout the year. Four subspecies of the blue jay are recognized.

The blue jay mainly feeds on nuts and seeds such as acorns, soft fruits, arthropods, and occasionally small vertebrates. It typically gleans food from trees, shrubs, and the ground, though it sometimes hawks insects from the air. Like squirrels, blue jays are known to hide nuts for later consumption.^[2] It builds an open cup nest in the branches of a tree, which both sexes participate in constructing. The clutch can contain two to seven eggs, which are blueish or light brown with brown spots. Young are altricial, and are brooded by the female for 8–12 days after hatching. They may remain with their parents for one to two months.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_jay

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