Canadian Hummingbirds: November 2021

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Finch Couples Like My Branches

We have quiet a few finch families that comes to our place, but this pair comes more often:

They are liking our branches right now.

We have so much dark days in the winter here. Very rainy...but looking at them is so peaceful.

Nice couple...and she saw my apple house:

Peaceful Co-existence Between Hummingbird and Finch

Here is a picture of a hummingbird and a finch sitting peacefully together on the same branch.

So cute!! So peaceful~~

Hummingbird is okay to stay with other types of bird, but not other hummingbirds. Strange...

(Maybe it is a Canadian hummingbirds thing?)

BC Flood, Panic Buy and Food Shortage 2021 (Part 2)

Today is November 25th, 2021, and it is already quite a few days after BC flood. There is still nothing in Walmart in my area:

They say there is no supply shortage...not so sure..

There is still absolutely no meat:

There is no yogurt:

There is no milk and cheese:

There is no fries...but you see...lots of toilet paper in the reflections:

No meat still:

No chips....some chips I guess:

My favorite sauces are gone:

Even drano and cleaning supplies are out....

How long is it gonna take to restock these shelves?

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Lego Minecraft Bumble Bee Set for My Son's Birthday

Lego released a Minecraft bumble bee set, and I bought it for my son's birthday. (One of the gifts he got)

Lego Minecraft Bumble Bee Set

The bees look very cute and my kids liked it! I think you get 7 or 8 bees with it.

Cute Squirrel Following Me Near Park

There is a very friendly silver squirrel nearby my building near a park. Everytime, when we go out for a walk, it follows me. (probably looking for food)

They are so cute with big eyes. Looks like a cartoon animal.

Handsome House Finch Are Bright Pink or Red

They say that bright red or pink finches are more popular with females and genetically can gather more food than others. We have a few handsome finches that come by:

November 15th, 2021 BC Historical Flood and Food Shortage (Panic Buy)

BC had an once per 100 years, historical flood that cripple the highway and rail systems. The supply chain system was also disrupted, and people started panic buying. Abbotsford, Merritt, Princeton were flooded. Many grocery shops ran out of food in BC including our area in Burnaby.

All breads, ham, meat, eggs and milk were sold out in Walmart:

This is crazy. There is food shortage due to panic buying even though the government says there is no problems. I guess people worry and want to prepare ahead of time. All highways were shutdown but now, after few days, some are opening slowly. I hope this situation improves.

Animal Crossing Update and Series 5 Amiibo Cards

Animal Crossing had a very large update last week, and they also released a new series of amiibo cards (Series 5). All the websites had sold out of the cards the first day, and I finally found some on Amazon.ca. They were 7 Canadian dollars, and as usual, they had a 2 packs per person limit.

I got a couple of new characters including Rio and Cephalobot. It is truly a big update with thousands of new items and hundreds of new DIYs. My kids and I were very excited for it.

Beautiful Moon Pictures on a Sunny Night

We rarely have sunny days and clear nights during winter in BC, western Canada. We took some nice pictures from our large telescope!

One of the crater looked like there is something in there...maybe it was just me...haha

We are gonna donate our telescope to the high school nearby because I think they might have better use.

Finch Family and Finch Eye Disease

Different finch families will come visit everyday. They are so cute as they move as a family unit.

They like this bird swing:

Unfortunately, the bird on the right has Finch Eye Disease which is caused by bacteria, and need antibiotics to cure it. However, Canada has strict medicine policies that they do not sell those in pet shops. In the US, they are sold in shops, and you can also buy them online.

Poor bird...wish I can do something for them. I will try to wash and sanitize daily for all my feeders.

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Steller's Jay

In BC and western Canada, we have a lot of Steller's Jay everywhere. They are opportunistic feeding birds. They will remember the locations of available feeders and food sources and keep coming back.

This Jay keeps coming back for our seeds, and I find it eats a lot and fast. I do not want him to keep coming because all the small birds were scared. (and he ate all the food!)

They are also cute, but I cannot feed the whole world...

The small birds were scared of him...and the woodpeckers

Chickadee and Christmas Decorations

We decorated our balcony with plenty of Christmas decorations for the birds.

The chickadees enjoyed playing with all the branches and decorations. We also bought holy tree and fake cypress for the birds to play.

Chickadee and Christmas Decoration

Chickadee with Santa, Christmas tree, Stars...

Changed My Kitchen Lights for the 5th Time

So I changed my kitchen lights for the second time in a few months.

These days, even brand name "Philips" kitchen light don't last long...

I think it broke within half a year. Gee...low quality. Well, they are 2 for 12 dollars in Walmart...

November 7th, 2021 Rained Hail

At around 11pm at night on November 7th, 2021, there was hail outside. We heard loud raining sound but did not sound like rain. It sounded like hail.

We went out and looked. It was hail. The kids used net to gather some pieces, and they turned into a small block of ice. Interesting!

The Birds Love This Bird Swing

My wife got this bird swing for the birds to play and eat food on the platform.

As you can see from the picture, the chickadees and Finches love it!

They are sharing space in the picture below:

Chickadee and Finch on bird swing

They like to hop up and down and go around playing.

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Wal-Mart Halloween Sale: 50% Off Goods and Signages and Decorations

Walmart usually has 50 percent sales after holidays, and they had it for Halloween, too.

I went on November 1st morning to check their sales. This year, they did not have much leftovers because they did not import as much to begin with.

There is this farm house decoration below. It is 5 dollars on sale. I didn't buy it as I think it should be cheaper. There is also the "thankful" tray and other decorations on sale.