Wildlife and Whimsy of the Vermilon River.

The weather has been strange all week with rain, then snow and cold. Harper, under siege by more corruption in the cabinet this time, has decided to deny global warming by trying to muffle Government climatologists.He probably thinks its appropriate with the keystone pipeline debate in the US. I guess if you're an oil company shill that's what you try. However I think people here have caught onto Harper with all the failure that surrounds him.

The whimsy comes from the sandwich recipe given below.

Remember  click any image for the slide show.

A post to I'd Rather be Birding, Our World Tuesday, and WBW.

Female Hairy Woodpecker

Red Squirrel

Crow.

Female Hairy Woodpecker.

Hiding in the branches.

The photos of the Female Hairy Woodpecker show the problems of shooting in shadows in bright sun light. They were shot at F 8, 400 ISO, but were brightened in Photoshop.

Open River.

 The sandwich recipe is a keeper, especially when you're feeling the blahs food wise. So here it is:

1.Take any flat bread and coat it in Dijon mustard
2. Place cheese slices, cheddar or Swiss or your favourite, on the Dijon mustard.
3 Cover in ham slices of any kind.
4. Now the key. the sauce.
In a large pot, pour in a quarter cup of honey, plus a quarter cup of water. Add two teaspoons of dried mustard. Add a third of a cup of dried apricots, cut in thirds. Add a full cup of raisins, three quarters of a cup of dried dates, three quarters of a cup of dried figs, about the same of dried cranberries. (Cut all the dried fruit into thirds.) Allow to boil while stirring until the water is gone. Spread over the sandwich. The sauce keeps in the fridge but you must heat (lukewarm), it before putting on the sandwich. Serve with beer or wine, and eat with a knife and fork.

Redpoll

Crow

Female Hairy

Same

Redpoll

Redpoll

Redpoll

Redpoll

Same

Redpoll in the wind

Open water.

In flight

Little crowded here.

In flight.

Redpoll

River island

Home for rent.

Hiding.

Taking off.

Redpoll