Susan's Birding and Nature Blog
Hyde Park Drainage Pond - London, Ontario
I went for a short walk to the Hyde Park Drainage Pond. It was actually sunny today with a few clouds, high of 9c. I spotted the Great Blue Heron right away, saw some Mallards...the pond was fairly quiet.
As I was looking at the pond, I can hear Canada Geese in the distance. They came down, circled around and landed in the pond. What a sight!. I'm estimating 125 geese, probably more. They all came landing in the water together. Now, the pond is noisy and active!
Still some nice coloured trees.
There were lots of Woolly Bears around.
The odd flower still blooming.
As I was looking over the long grasses, I noticed a long, slender brown mammal running down the large rocks and into a large drain pipe. I couldn't get a photo. I thought maybe a mink or weasel. I've seen otters, muskrats and beavers but never minks or weasels. But, I think it could be a mink because of the long brown body and size. I don't know if mink has been sighted here or not.
Springbank Park - Dam
When I started out this morning it was 2c, sunny. I walked at the dam area in Springbank. It was quiet. I heard the kingfisher first and found him fishing. There were Mallards, Black-capped Chickadees, robins, and cardinals.
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| Belted Kingfisher (male) |
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
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| Black-capped Chickadee |
The Hyde Park Drainage Pond
There were roughly 150 Canada Geese in the pond today.
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| House Finch |
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| Cardinal |
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| American Goldfinch |
Hyde Park Drainage Pond, London, Ontario
I stopped in Hyde Park to see what I can find briefly. There were some Ruddy Ducks resting, Canada Geese, Mallards, Ring-billed Gull, Great Blue Heron, and heard a Cardinal. It was 11c, sunny and cool but pleasant.
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| Mallards |
Still the odd butterfly around.
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| Sulphur |
