A suspicious-looking great blue heron and some ducks. (3/3)

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Full post: egrets, wood and mallard ducks, and a great blue heron

A great blue heron stands in a marshy area surrounded by tall reeds. Three wood ducks are perched on a branch over a body of water with a blurred green and yellow background. A mallard duck with mottled brown feathers stands on a rock beside a body of water. Two wood ducks are perched on a tree branch over water, basking in the sunlight.

Some shots of egrets I took this past summer in Grenadier pond. (1/3)

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Full post: egrets, wood and mallard ducks, and a great blue heron

A white egret is standing on a log by a body of water.A white egret stands gracefully on a branch over a body of water.A white egret with a long neck and yellow beak is pictured against a blurred natural background.A white egret stands gracefully in a shallow body of water amidst floating leaves and branches.

ducklings, dragonflies, and butterflies, oh my!

Some shots of some ducklings, dragonflies, and a butterfly.

Some ducklings reposing on a mossy tree in a pond. A duckling swimming on a pond. Two dragonflies alighted on a floating stick in a pond. A duckling swimming with a leaf in his mouth. Another young duckling swimming. A close-up shot of a butterfly on some gravel.

Still working through my processing backlog. So more to come!

- dno.

great blue heron among reeds

Great Blue Heron walking among reeds in Grenadier Pond, High Park, Toronto, Canada.

I saw this fellow tramping among the reeds along the side of Grenadier Pond in High Park. Got a few shots, but I think these are my favourites.

Great Blue Heron walking among reeds in Grenadier Pond, High Park, Toronto, Canada.

I’ve been trying to take more photos of birds. Not that I want to become a full-fledged bird photographer, but it’s been fun trying to get some good shots.

This kind of started when I went to the Long Branch Tree Festival at Marie Curtis Park. While I was checking out the various booths there with my family, I found one booth was representing the City of Toronto, and they had a pamplet available called “Birding in Toronto”.

Birding in Toronto pamphlet cover

The pamphlet referred to a book put out by the city called “Birds of Toronto”, which it said was available for free in any Toronto Public Library branch. Well, I guess it’s out of print now and you can’t get them anymore, but I was able to borrow one there. It’s also available online as part of the City’s Biodiversity Series:

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It’s a good book, and lists (p. 58) a lot of areas in the city that are great for viewing birds. I’m definitely planning to visit these!

- dno.