Rondeau Ric

Great blue heron, seen from the pontoon boat, missed the catchopf this rather large fish. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, September  10, 2024. Ardea herodias Great Blue Herons in the northeastern U.S. and southern Canada have benefited from the recovery of beaver populations, which have created a patchwork of swamps and meadows well-suited to foraging and nesting.

  Warblers are slowly moving through the yard, most stop for a quick bath. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, September 3, 2024. Cardellina canadensis Canada Warblers fly more than 3,000 miles from their wintering grounds in South America to their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada.