Babes in the Woods
Some of the first Canada goose goslings rest on the shoreline of Forestry island.
Slider Damage 2018
A red-eared slider turtle injured by a boat prop, first imaged in 2016, appears to be healing nicely. Click image to view larger.
Boardwalk Masses
Gnats by the million cover tree branches on the boardwalk – cyclists beware. Presented here in full HD, click image to view larger for all the gory details.
Eagle Overload
A bald eagle tears a hapless cormorant to shreds atop one of the new sky ride towers by St. Andrews by the Lake. The cormorant debris field spread right across the lagoon ice to the farm.
Fluff Camouflage
Apparently we’re not the only ones cursed with poplar fluff. Even map turtles basking in the Doughnut Island environs are susceptible.
Centerville Mink
A mink tours the shoreline of Centerville, enjoying the complete solitude during the Flood of 2017.
JJ Style
Jimmy jokes with the peanut gallery at the back of the bus aboard the Jimmy Jones Express. Click image to view larger.
Jimmy in the Crowd
Jimmy tells stories to the crowd at the back of the Jimmy Jones Express. Click image to view larger.
Bench Talk
Jimmy Jones explains the history of a memorial bench on Centre Island to the assembled crowd of the Jimmy Jones express. Click image to view larger.
Megaphone Shade
Jimmy Jones points out details of Gibraltar Point with the aid of a megaphone on the Jimmy Jones Express. Click image to view larger.
Riviera of Yesteryear
Jimmy Jones holds up a copy of Toronto’s Riviera of Yesteryear at the final stop of the Jimmy Jones Express. Click image to view larger.
Peacock Blues
The escaped peacock, unofficial mascot of the Flood of 2017, has taken to roosting on Freya’s roof.
Not Just Another Pretty Face
An escaped peacock becomes an impromptu shed dweller on Willow Ave. As if the Flood scenario isn’t strange enough already, waking up at 5:00am to the cries of a peacock ringing out over Ward’s Island puts the whole situation over the top.
Swans in the Flood
Lagoon levels appear to be fluctuating by about six inches, and the QCYC swan nest was probably flooded this morning. As of Sunday afternoon, the parents appear to be sitting dejected on the QCYC dock.
