Most of the time when I am out for a nature walk, I am lucky if I get more than a few photos of the birds around me. There are too many bushes, trees or long grasses to get a good view.

However, in winter at Humber Bay Park, most of the birds are in the lake and out in the open.

On this early January morning I took on the challenge of trying to get a photo of EVERY bird that I could find.

Here is how I did.

#1 Mute Swan

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#2 Canada Goose

#3 Mallard

#4 Gadwall

#5 Redhead

#6 Lesser Scaup

#7 Common Goldeneye

#8 Bufflehead

#9 Long-tailed Duck

#10 White-winged Scoter

#11 Common Merganser

#12 Red-breasted Merganser

#13 Ring-billed Gull

#14 Herring Gull

#15 Rock Pigeon

#16 Black-capped Chickadee

#17 House Sparrow

#18 Northern Cardinal

#19 Golden-crowned Kinglet

I did have 2 other species which were too quick for me to obtain photos: #20 Downy Woodpecker and #21 European Starling.

Miles Hearn