C - c - c - cacklers!

While I have the material, I'm going to keep the postings happening! The next Moosonee installment will be in a few more hours. I'm also going away again in less than a week - which means another dormant blog phase. But for now...............

Cackling Geese! 3 birds, taken yesterday

Bird A (Left) with a bit of a white neck ring (pretty regular feature)

Middle bird - paler body than the Todd's Canada's (on average, visible here) 

Very pale bodied ADULT Richardon's CACG. I haven't seen a juv CACG yet this fall (reasons unknown)

Michael Butler took some great photos of two Juvenile Richardson's (with two adult Maxima Canada's) a few days ago at his local Canadian Tire. See the great shots here:

http://northshorenature.blogspot.com/2010/10/cackling-geese-stop-over-canadian-tire.html

Recent CACG comment to the blog:

Blake A. Mann said... Good birds!

Cackling Goose again? We don't get many of them in CK it seems!

--- I think I might have a Cackling Goose magnet somewhere in my birding gear! Unfortunately it seems to drive other rare species of Geese away. I have a considerably harder time getting Snow Goose!

--- Many thanks Blake for the comments! If anyone hasn't already seen his blog, take a look here:

http://burgbirder.blogspot.com/ 

One I really enjoy following! Some awesome Cave Swallow photos on there recently.

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Which leads me to my next bird-thought of the day. My lack of Cave Swallows today!

This photo was taken today! In Ontario!

I found at least 250 Tree Swallows today, but not a single unusual species with them. I know i'm not on Lake Erie, but one would think I could have been a bit luckier! Not even a late Barn Swallow!?

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Parting photo: a barely better image of the Cattle Egret I found yesterday. Heat haze was killing me - I wasn't actually that far away! But a bit better look than the one image I posted yesterday

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More Moosonee goodness to follow!