I drove over to Humber Bay East this morning for a walk. This waterfront park is a great place to see birds, and at the foot of Park Lawn, it’s just a short drive from where we live. I expected to see some Baltimore Orioles… Read More
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Take a walk with me – Col. Sam Smith Park
I took a walk over to the park on a cool, windy but sunny morning. I thought I might see some warblers in the park today. I didn’t, but there were lots of birds in the park.
Take a walk with me – forest loop trail
I enjoyed a 1 hour walk this morning on a pleasant forest loop trail. It was quite a sunny morning, as you can see from the photos, but it was also quite cool. There were few birds around. I saw 2 crows and a few… Read More
Take a walk with me – Lambton Woods
Lambton Woods along the Humber River is one of my go-to places for a morning walk. On weekends it gets quite a bit of traffic, but it’s a perfect place for a weekday morning walk. It’s not too far from where I live, there is… Read More
Take a walk with me….
I’m just headed down the street to Colonel Sam Smith Park. I feel so fortunate to live a 5 minute walk away from this treasure. The tree swallows are all over the many nest boxes in the park. There is a grey and white cat… Read More
A Cool Morning Walk, Humber Bay East
Take a Walk With Me
Take a walk with me to Colonel Sam Smith Park over here on the west side of Toronto. It’s a very cool but sunny early spring day. Later, when the superstar birds, the migrating songbirds, come through, this park attracts both casual and very serious… Read More
A Sunny Sunday Afternoon at Cawthra Woods
The Cawthra Estates property sits nestled just below the QEW on the east side of Cawthra Road in Mississauga. It was a land grant to Joseph Cawthra in 1809. It was the home of a super-rich couple, Grace Cawthra and Harry Elliott, who went by… Read More
Sunday Walk in Long Branch
I met up with Ted outside his apartment near Etobicoke Creek, which forms the border between Toronto (the amalgamated version) and Mississauga. A hairy woodpecker was enjoying some suet at a feeding station outside his building. . At first I thought the woodpecker was a… Read More
Ice
Ice comes in many forms over at Col. Sam Smith Park. The pond is frozen over, and several people are out skating today. Along the shore of the lake, we can see where water has sprayed up against driftwood, creating strange formations. West of the… Read More
