A male red-winged blackbird claims his territory in Woodbine Park Thursday, March 17, by calling “konk-a-ree,” flashing his red epaulettes and spreading his tail feathers. © BCP 2011 I heard my first loud “konk-a-ree” a few days ago when I was out sniffing the air (mmm – mud!) and searching for signs of spring. Oh […]
A female common redpoll (Cardeulis flammea) eats seeds from a tamarack cone at Ashbridge’s Bay. © BCP 2011 As you can see from the blue sky in the picture above, I didn’t take this photo this weekend. No, I’m cheating a bit, going backward in time — slightly more than a week ago, in fact […]
Scarborough Bluffs, on Lake Ontario’s north shore, east of downtown Toronto, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. © BCP 2010 Wouldn’t you know it? Saturday afternoon, I went looking for the lovely young trumpeter swan, C16, that had been visiting my neighbourhood park (Woodbine) last week. I headed straight for the Scarborough Bluffs, because the Trumpeter Swan […]
The Weston Quarry Garden reflects the late fall colours at the Brick Works on Wednesday. © BCP 2010 An overcast day last week (Wed. Nov. 3) turned out to be the perfect lighting to bring out the beauty of the late fall colours at the Brick Works. I was actually hunting for goldfinches to photograph, […]
Sea buckthorn bushes (Hippophae rhamnoides) create a canopy over the path at Ashbridge’s Bay. ©BCP 2010 I actually took the photo above last week, on one of the hazy humid days that could make you damp just thinking about going outside for a walk. So this photo should have been posted last week. But somehow […]
