| A beautiful day for a walk in the park. |
Saturday October 06, 2012. Swan Lake Village area, Markham, Ontario |
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| Fall has arrived and the colors are changing. The birds are migrating and every day with blue skies and warm tempertures is a gift. These are a more then a few shots taken over the last week or so. Sept 24th to Oct 6th. |
| Swan Lake Park - Sept 24 |
| Mute Swan |
| Strong winds have been sweeping across the lake every few days as the warm air from the south fights with the colder air from the north. Here we see the Swans swimming against the wind. |
| Swan Lake Park - Sept 29th |
| Wild flowers |
| It may be fall but many of the wild flowers are still blooming. |
| Swan Lake Village - Oct 1st |
| Trees along Lakeside Vista |
| Swan Lake Park - Oct 1st |
| Swans, Geese and Trees |
| Every fall the geese stop at Swan Lake to rest on their journey south. |
| More wild flowers |
| Mute Swan |
| The Swan family just enjoying the sunlight as it breaks through the clouds. |
| Geese, fountain and Trees |
| A view of Swan Lake Village from across the lake. |
| Ruddy Duck |
| The picture isn't all that great but I spotted this small duck out in the middle of the lake. The Ruddy Duck is migrating through this area on it's trip from north western canada to the east coast of the USA. |
| Busy Bee |
| More flowers and a bumble bee trying to fill his larder for the winter. |
| Swan Lake Park - Oct 5th |
| wild flower |
| Slider Turtle |
| This picture doesn't do the turtle justice. It is one of the largest turtles I've seen on the lake and that rock is much larger then it looks. Note the other turtles head sticking out of the water to the right of the rock. |
| Canada Goose |
| The light was just right to capture some autumn colors reflected in the water. |
| Canada Goose |
| This time of the year the Canada Geese are constantly landing and taking off on Swan Lake. |
| Swan Lake Park - Oct 6th |
| More Autumn Colors |
| Looking across the lake towards Swan Lake Village. |