Penny, far left, Tycho and the cygnets come around the point, heading for ABYC today. © BCP 2010 Any day I see our swans, Penny and Tycho, and their cygnets is a wonderful day. I saw them today in the bay, after not seeing them there for at least a month and a half. (I […]
A monarch butterfly rests on the leaves of a hawthorn tree at Ashbridge’s Bay Monday. © BCP 2010 It’s been a fabulous summer here in Ontario — it’s been hot, then hotter still. If I recall correctly, we’ve had one of the warmest summers on record. And though it’s still very, very warm during the […]
Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) brightens a corner near Dog Beach at Ashbridge’s Bay last week. © BCP 2010 Today’s quote: A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books. — Walt Whitman You have to look pretty hard to find these attractive blooms at Ashbridge’s Bay. And according to the various […]
An adult eastern kingbird, (Tyrannus tyrannus) left, feeds its baby high above the boardwalk at Ashbridge’s Bay in the pink rays of a beautiful sunset on Tuesday night. If you look closely, you can see the fly. © BCP 2010 You and I know the grey and white birds above as eastern kingbirds. But since […]
An as-cute-as-they-come mallard duckling (Anas platyrhynchos) at Ashbridge’s earlier this week. © BCP 2010 Arrrgh! And superarrrgh!! Just when I was getting ready to do today’s post — which was going to be about how I spent a fascinating half hour right near dusk watching a family of eastern kingbirds feeding one hungry chick — […]
