Western grebe at Colonel Sam Smith Park on the weekend. © BCP 2010 You could practically hear all the Tweets in the air Sunday, after a Western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) was spotted in the inner bay of Colonel Sam Smith Park near the lakeshore campus of Humber College. Tweets, of course, are today’s version of […]
Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) dozing on his (?) nest, midafternoon, April 11, 2010 © BCP 2010 Lately, I’ve been wondering how birds tell time. No, seriously. How do they know when to hand off incubating duties to the other spouse? Yesterday afternoon at the beach, I noticed that our bay’s male swan, Tycho, was devotedly […]
An American red squirrel (Tamiasciuris hudsonicus) checks me out, April 12, 2010. © BCP 2010 I’m pretty sure that the meagre acreage of Ashbridge’s Bay Park only supports one or two pairs of red squirrels. I see a single specimen — rarely, if ever, two of them — only occasionally. But when I do, it’s […]
A male American robin (Turdus migratorius) — perfection for the ear and eye. © BCP 2010 Have you ever played a mind game with yourself that goes along the lines of, If I could only ever hear one sound again for the rest of my life, what would it be? I have. My contenders include, […]
A goldfinch digs for an early afternoon meal, Monday April 12, at Ashbridge’s Bay. © BCP 2010 What a wonderful walk today in the bright early afternoon sunshine. A walker’s delight, really. The bushes and trees — even the air itself — seemed to be alive with the delightful chittering chatter of very busy goldfinches. […]
