Bighorn Gaze
On a completely Island-unrelated note, a bighorn sheep peers through its horns on a July trip to Alberta’s Icefields.
Home Sweet Home
“The Fence”, erected for Toronto’s G20 summit, essentially shuts down the ferry docks on the city side.
G20 Twilight
Marine security restrictions for Toronto’s G20 meeting leave the inner harbour completely empty on the eve of the summit, looking more like January than June.
Old Man T
A toad relaxes on Third St., completely unperturbed by the various cats circling around it a wary distance.
Wet Sky
Easily mistaken for alien tendrils attacking planet earth, lily pads float on the surface of the trout pond as seen from a remote camera on the bottom of the lagoon.
Mother’s Eye View
Three blackbird chicks open up, mistaking anything that moves above them for their mother.
Peeking Through
A remote camera catches a blackbird chick waiting for feeding, seen through its mother’s legs.
Tern Return
Common terns check out this season’s nesting options, on the raft in the middle of the trout pond.
Egret Spotlight
A great egret perches on a stump, caught in the spotlight of a late evening sun on Long Pond.
Bumps on a Log
Painted turtles tie the ducklings with a score of five, in the “we can fit more on a log than you” category.
Ducks in a Row
Mallard ducklings prepare to go head to head with the turtles, in the “we can fit more on a log than you” category.
Transitions
A mallard duckling starts to look a bit ratty as its baby fur gives way to adult feathers.
There’s Always One
A mallard duckling tentatively looks back, making sure that mother is still close by.
Underworld
An underwater camera captures a carp swimming through the algae-laden waters of high summer.
