Some Wildlife Parents and Offspring Of the Vermilon River.

 The weather has been fast changing from thunder storms to sunshine and high humidity. My impression from the water level in the wetlands is that very little rain has actually fallen. At best the water level is not dropping further as a result of the rain. This is August now, and the offspring are starting to show, while parents finish off their training. This is a dicey time of year because the non-breeding plumages are showing making identification of birds especially in the warbler category difficult.

The decline in water in the River allowed me to take some different shots because I can get out on the shoals without being washed away, and the humidity results in moody overtones from the early morning mist.

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The first scene is of course the sun trying to break through, and the next two, the River looking north, one with the sky in and one without, because I couldn't make up my mind which I liked..

The rest are scenes that I can now shoot with the water level down.  The last two show houses in the reflection. They, the houses, look better in the reflection than in real life.

A small rapids facing the town.

The Main channel of the River.

 This is an other new warbler find. They're Black and White Warblers.

Black and White Warbler.

 Showing his head.

Black-throated Warbler.

Female Redstart

 The female Redstart is the hardest to photograph as she is even more elusive than the male. She's an outstanding looker.

 Having said that about the female, here's an immature female Redstart.

Female Redstart

Same

Same.

Male Redstart.

 All these photos were shot on the west side of the River in dense woods with stands of birch and aspen. You'll shortly see how difficult it gets when they're in a stand of black spruce.

Male Redstart in black spruce.

Male Redstart.

Yellow Warbler.

Yellow Warbler.

Black-capped Chickadee.

Chickadee.

Same.

Gull in flight.

Raven.

Raven.

White-throated Sparrow.

Same.

Song Sparrow.

Song Sparrow.

Song Sparrow.

I very seldom  add any photos from the feeders, but about ten purple finch have moved in.The little group is made up of a male, some females and some immatures. Opposite is an immature.

Female Purple Finch

Male Purple Finch in moult maybe.

Immature Purple Finch

 I haven't mentioned Huegy lately,but he's still around, happily training and parading the family.

Huegy close up (Northern Crow)

Huegy's offspring.

Male Gold Finch

 A flock of blackbirds showed up yesterday at the feeders. In the group was this male Red-winged Blackbird. See the parch of red/orange on his shoulder. It's the first time that I've seen one this young.

Immature Male Red-winged Blackbird .

Same

Chipmunk

Red Squirrel In Black Spruce Tree.