| A beautiful day for a walk in the park. |
Monday July 15, 2013. Swan Lake Village area, Markham, Ontario |
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| Various pictures taken between July 10th and 15th of Swan Lake and Reesor's pond. |
| Swan Lake Park - July 10th |
| Mallard Duck |
| There appear to be a few Mallard Duck families on the lake with newly hatched ducklings. This was one of 6 ducklings lining up to get some of the food in the Swan Feeding Station. The mother duck kept chasing all the other ducks away so that her babies would have a chance at whatever was left over after Romeo and Juliet had fed. |
| Swan Lake Village - July 10th |
| Eastern Cottontail |
| While walking back from the park we saw a number of young Eastern Cottontail bunnies!. This was on a neighbours front lawn and was happily eating some of the weeds it found there. |
| Swan Lake Park - July 11 |
| American Goldfinch |
| This Goldfinch was happily eating parts of this thistle near the East Pond. |
| Reesor's Pond - July 12th. 10 minutes south east of Swan Lake |
| Great Egret |
| This is a long distance shot of a Great Egret which has just caught a nice juicy fish from the pond. |
| Spotted Sandpiper / Great Egret |
| The spotted Sandpiper was keeping the Great Egret company. |
| Dragonfly |
| Dragonfly's are sometimes referred to as mosquito hawks because they catch and eat up to 300 mosquitoes and small insects daily. |
| Swan Lake Park - July 14th |
| Mallard Ducks |
| A couple of ducks were having races in the lake just north of the pier. |
| The winner of the race who used it's wings to boost its swimming speed by using them like paddles. |
| Swan Lake Park - July 15th |
| Flowers in the park. |
| These small but beautiful flowers were blooming along the path around the lake. |
| Swan Lake Village - July 15th |
| American Goldfinch / Song Sparrow |
| These birds were visiting the feeder and chasing each other away every now and again. |