| A beautiful day for a walk in the park. |
Monday May 20, 2013. Swan Lake Village area, Markham, Ontario |
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| A few pictures taken on my walks around Swan Lake over the last two weeks. |
| Swan Lake Park - May 4th |
| Song Sparrow |
| Canada Geese |
| Three geese sitting with one foot in the water in the late afternoon. |
| Mute Swan |
| Romeo came over to check me out when I came a bit too close to the nest. |
| Swan Lake Park - May 5th |
| Slider Turtle |
| Over at Turtle inlet at the north west end of the lake this medium sized turtle came to the surface for a breath of air. |
| Slider Turtles |
| Shooting from the bridge at Turtle Inlet I saw these turtles sun bathing . |
| Swan Lake Park - May 6th |
| Mallard Duck |
| Swan Lake Park - May 8th |
| Mute Swan - Eggs |
| We have at least 5 eggs in the nest and no indications of predators in the area. |
| American Goldfinch |
| Clouded over late in the afternoon and I saw this Goldfinch along the path around the lake. |
| Swan Lake Park - May 16th |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Sitting on top of the swan feeding station. |
| American Goldfinch |
| On one of the trees along the east side of the Lake this Goldfinch was getting a snack and enjoying the late afternoon sun. |
| Red-Winged Blackbird |
| After spending a tiring day chasing other Red-Winged Blackbirds away from it's territory this one took a few minutes to rest in the sun, while keeping an eye open for any intruders. |
| Flowering Trees |
| Swan Lake Park - May 17 |
| Red-Winged Blackbird |
| Sitting in a tree near the east side of the lake. |
| Swan Lake Park - May 20th |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Shot from the pier the Cardinal was in the trees and rocks near the ground at the edge of the water. |
| Canada Goose |
| Mom and some of her goslings. I shot this from the path looking across the east pond. |
| Flowering Trees |
| Swan Lake Village is really beautiful at this time of the year as so many of the trees put forth an explosion of flowers. |
| Turtle Dove |
| Ring-Billed Gull |
| Shot near the pier this gull was flying towards the lake. |