Monthly Archives: June 2026

Local Eagle

We are blessed to have an eagle nest that (remarkably) is readily accessible to human visitors for viewing. The eagle pair have lived here for the past 15 years or so and have raised numerous offspring at the rate of two and sometimes three per year.

They are quite familiar and seemingly comfortable with the activities taking place below them, as the immediate vicinity is busy during the summer with boat launching and during the winter with ice fishing.

The eagles have been named Pete and Paulie by the locals and take advantage in the winter of donations of fish that the fishermen can’t use.

Here, Pete (or perhaps Paulie) executes a landing, delivering nesting materials foraged in the area.

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Great Blue Heron

Ungainly on the ground

Elegant in flight.

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Early Summer Wetland Calm

Some days in June are very close to perfect. This is one of them.

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Birds Around My House

We have a number of hungry birds inhabiting our bush. Many are attracted to the feeders.

The opportunity to see them up close is a great bonus to living here.

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Colour In Sweetman’s Garden

Summer comes soon to Sweetman’s Garden and the colours are getting better and better.

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Red Wing Blackbird Activity

Recently I had an hour to spend near a marsh on a day that the Brochures always show. Calm, sunny, cloudless sky, wonderful temperature – the kind of day that the brochure assures you is always the case whenever you visit wherever you visit.

In this case the red wing blackbird males were flying and perching, calling in hope, it appeared, of some “afternoon delight”.

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Sweetman’s Garden Emerges From Winter

A special garden created by Murray Sweetman over 50 years ago on unused railway right-of-way is generating colour once again.

Volunteers now tend the beds and pathways that are a little oasis of calm and warmth for both people and wildlife in the middle of town.

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