Here are a few photos from yesterday’s walk in Col. Sam Smith Park. The lake was particularly beautiful with the waves crashing in.
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Take a walk with me…
Come on, let’s go – just down the street to Colonel Sam Smith Park. It’s a super-interesting place named after a soldier and land baron who settled into 1000 acres in Etobicoke. It’s ever-changing and each walk through it is unique.
2 Herons
We took a walk down the street this morning to see if we could find the yellow-crowned night heron recently spotted in Col. Sam Smith Park. This bird, very rare for our area, turned out to be easy to find – we saw the birders… 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
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
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
An ordinary day in the park
Every day in the park is unique. Sure, there are those extraordinary days when you see unexpected birds, or many species of birds, or perhaps a coyote or a fox. Other days you might just see the usual suspects and that’s ok too. Today we’re… Read More
A Walk in the Park
I feel really fortunate to live a short walk from Sam Smith Park in Toronto. I wandered about the park for a couple hours this afternoon, taking in the sights. I might have missed this black-crowned night heron if I hadn’t seen it in the… Read More
A lovely morning at Sam Smith Park
Today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn took place close to my home – just down the street – at Col. Sam Smith Park. Although I’ve been in this park many dozens of times, it’s a fantastic place that just keeps on giving. Our meeting place… Read More
Walking in Sam Smith Park
We’re so fortunate to live just down the street from Colonel Sam Smith Park. It is a Toronto treasure. Often when I’m there I have the dogs with me, which makes it a bit difficult to look at birds, but this morning I went for… Read More
