With the warmer weather and some rain the plants are appearing. It's nice to see these plants cover the ground in wooded areas.
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| Mayapple |
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| White Trillium |
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| Yellow Trout Lily |
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| White Trout Lily |
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| Yellow Trout Lily |
Here are some birds that I saw last week.
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
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| Eastern Bluebird (female) |
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| Eastern Bluebird (male) |
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| Tree Swallows |
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| Barn Swallows |
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| Spotted Sandpiper |
The birds are starting to arrive migrating through Southern Ontario. Lots of birding!
Komoka Park - April 15
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Field Sparrow |
At Uplands North Wetland, April 16, I got my first Cabbage White of the year.
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| Common Grackle |
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| Canada Goose and goslings |
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| Osprey |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| American Lady |
It was a beautiful day Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 7c to 20c, sunny. I took a few photos of turtles out sunning on logs and I saw my first butterfly of the season, Red Admiral.
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| Eastern Meadowlark |
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| Painted Turtle |
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| Red Admiral |
Another nice day at the Coves, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 7c to 15c, partly cloudy. I saw another Red Admiral and some first wild flowers. Again, there were a lot of turtles sunning themselves.
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| Siberian Squill |
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| Red-eared Slider |
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| Medium size Snapping Turtle |
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| Wood Duck (male) |
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| Wood Duck (female) |
I was able to see a rare Red-necked Grebe and a Common Loon at Pond Mills Ponds, Apr 2/24. It was far out at the other end of the pond in a windy, drizzly day so photos are not clear.
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| Common Loon |
At the Coves, April 5, 2024, I saw my first of the year Osprey.
At Uplands Wetland today, I saw my first of the year Tree Swallow! There were also 3 female Common Mergansers, 3 Green-winged Teal and some Killdeers.
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| Tree Swallow |
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| Green-winged Teal (male) |
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| Killdeer |