| A beautiful day for a walk in the park. |
Wednesday August 28, 2013. Swan Lake Village area, Markham, Ontario |
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| Pictures taken around Swan Lake Park between August 16th and August 28th. |
| Swan Lake Park - August 16th, 2013 |
| Caspian Tern |
| Two Caspian Tern's are hunting for fish in Swan Lake. With wings and tail feathers spread wide this Caspian Tern slows down as it thinks it sees a fish below the water. |
| The Caspian Tern flying in a large circle around the lake looking for signs of fish below the surface. |
| Slider Turtle |
| I saw these Slider Turtles sunbathing on a log in Turtle inlet. The picture was taken from the bridge over the inlet at the northwest corner of the lake. |
| Mute Swan |
| These pictures were taken in the late afternoon of Romeo in the East Pond. |
| Swan Lake Park - August 17, 2013 |
| Mallard Duck |
| Female Mallard Ducks have a little bath out on the lake near the Pier. |
| Swan Lake Park - August 18, 2013 |
| Great Blue Heron |
| You can see how effective the Great Blue Heron's camouflage is as this one hunts frogs and fish in the East Pond. |
| The Great Blue Heron became nervous as I moved closer to get a better picture. It is flying out of the East Pond to fly over the path and back into Swan Lake. |
| Caspian Tern |
| The Caspian Tern flying out of the water after an unsuccessful dive for a fish. |
| Here the Caspian Tern has sighted something under the water and hovers for a few seconds to decide if it is worth diving for. |
| Having decided that it was seeing a fish under the water, the Caspian Tern dives straight down from about 40 feet above the lake. |
| Swan Lake Park - August 16th, 2013 |
| Caspian Tern |
| Caspian Tern circling the lake looking for food. |
| Swan Lake Park - August 25th, 2013 |
| Wood Duck |
| This female wood duck was visiting Swan Lake for the last week. This picture was taken from the Pier looking at the east end of the nearby island. |
| Mallard Duck |
| These two females decided to have an impromptu dance on a log near the pier. |
| Cabbage Moth |
| There a quite a few of these Cabage Moths flying around Swan Lake and the Village. |
| Two of the Cabbage Moths sitting on flowers near the North Pond. |
| Swan Lake Village - August 28, 2013 |
| Mute Swan |
| Romeo and Juliet returning to the island to rest after their 5pm feeding. Picture was taken from the Pier. |
| Wood Duck |
| Art Henschel took this close up picture of the female Wood Duck that is visiting Swan Lake. |