Sunset Over Grain Bins/ Sky Watch

From my archives

The skies have been fairly grey over Ontario this week so here's a photo from the past. My fingers are crossed that the clouds open up this week to reveal a few gorgeous sunsets.

I dare not complain about the weather as the "colossal storm" predicted for Wednesday was not so bad. We DID get more snow but no record-breaking amounts. YAY!

  To see tons of gorgeous skies from around the world, visit the Sky Watch Website and click on the thumbnail photos: http://skyley.blogspot.com

Q/ Alphabe-Thursday

Quack! (male long-tailed duck...coming)

Returning from a few days in Upstate New York last Sunday, my husband and I decided to check out the canal between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour (Hamilton, Ontario) to see any ducks that might be wintering there. And there were zillions a lot,  the greatest number of which were long-tailed ducks.

I'm a novice birder and this was the first time I've ever seen them so I was quiet, qcalm, qcool, and qcollected excited.

 Hamilton, Ontario

Quack! (male long-tailed duck...going)

Long-tailed ducks nest in the tundra of the far north but winter in southern climes such as any ice-free waters in and around the Great Lakes. Here they are sporting their winter plumage.

Quack, quack! (male long-tailed duck...coming and going)

Long-tailed ducks are fun to watch as they jump, then dive for snails, crustaceans and mussels. They can stay under water for nearly a minute and dive as deep as 50 metres!

I am linking to Jenny Matlock at Alphabe-Thursday HERE