Category Archives: Ducks and grebes

A walk in Taylor Creek Park

Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis), on a wooded hillside at Taylor Creek Park on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. © BCP 2011 Tuesday morning, 10 a.m. The morning is as grey as old, cold dishwater, and a bitter wind whips me as I wait at the Victoria Park subway station for the woman who is to be my guide […]

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Grebes on the waterfront

A horned grebe (Podiceps auritus) makes a rare appearance at Ashbridge’s Bay last week. © BCP It’s taken me a while to find the time to post my most recent images of some delightful creatures I saw last weekend, but here they are, finally. Above is a grebe, of course, but what kind? When I […]

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