April 2016
An Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) looking alertly around
Lake Ontario with moody skies
A Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) out on Little Lake as she was diving for fish
A Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) on Little Lake
A wing shaped icicle just above the Otonabee River
A Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) flitting over the Otonabee River
A little Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) singing away up in his tree
The dead branch of a Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) along the Otonabee River
The eye of a Horse (Equus caballus)
The silhouette of an American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) as it was calling on a cold overcast day
Some small blue spring ephemerals, the flowers of Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum)
Bark peeling from a young White Birch (Betula papyrifera)
A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) colony in the swamp near Trent
Reflection of trees near High Falls along Eels Creek
A prescribed burn of a field near Alderville
An old wasp nest from below
A Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) jumping around downtown Toronto
A young male Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) basking on a log
A European Starling taking off from a branch along the train tracks
A Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) washing itself along the shore of Little Lake
the ground carpeted with violets (Viola Sp.)
A Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) that was down at a marsh on Old Norwood Road
A Common Loon (Gavia immer) on Little Lake
An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) in transitional plumage that came down to drink at the birdbath
A Merlin (Falco columbarius) up in a tree just outside of town
A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) flying upstream
An Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) peaking out from the tree
A calm day overlooking Little Lake
A male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) lit up by the sunset which brought out his vibrant rich colour
Moss on the forest floor