| A beautiful day for a walk in the park. |
Saturday June 06, 2015. Swan Lake Village area, Markham, Ontario |
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| GREAT NEWS! We have Cygnets. Pictures of the Cygnets will be in my next email. However here are some pictures from the last few weeks. |
| Swan Lake Village - May 17th, 2015 |
| Blossoms |
| Swan Lake Village and Swan Lake Park was beautifully decorated in blossoms. |
| Swan Lake Park - May 17th, 2015 |
| Swans |
| Romeo chasing a Trumpeter swan. |
| Swan Lake Village - May 17th, 2015 |
| Swan Lake Park - May 20th, 2015 |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Mallard Duck |
| Beautifully detailed picture of a male Mallard taken by Cindy. |
| Swan Lake Park - May 26th, 2015 |
| Mallard Duck |
| 7 tiny Mallard ducklings |
| Mother with 7 tiny ducklings sunning themselves on a rock near the landing. |
| Great shot of one of the Mallard ducklings racing through the water. |
| Bee and blossoms |
| Swan Lake Park - June 3rd, 2015 |
| Canada Goose |
| This gosling was eating grass with it's parents and siblings near the gate by the east pond. |
| Another gosling |
| Swan Lake Village - June 6th, 2015 |
| Robin |
| This Robin had just collected a large number of worms from Doug A.'s garden. Most likely collected to feed her growing family! |
| Swan Lake Park - June 6th, 2015 |
| Osprey |
| I had just walked out onto the pier at the entrance to the park when this Osprey (fish hawk) dove into the water and caught a rather large fish. |
| Mallard Duck |
| This proud mother of 8 ducklings was resting on the pier island but decided to take her children for a short swim over to the shore for food. |
| Mallard Duck |
| One of the 8 ducklings |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| This female Red-winged Blackbird was collecting insects for her hungry family. |
| Mallard Ducks |
| Must be a competition amongst the Mallards for the largest family. This proud mother won the contest with 10 ducklings. Picture taken from the bridge at turtle inlet at the west end of the park. |
| Mute Swan |
| Romeo practicing a new yoga position? |