I was fortunate yesterday in having a sunny day and little wind. Close-up images need a lot of light and subjects cannot be moving even slightly. Today, there was lots of sun but also a gusty wind as I began a walk at the York Regional Forest just south of Davis Drive.

I began the walk with my usual lens.

Some botany:

Here are the 2 bird species that I was able to photograph:

Next came the tricky Macro photography. I did my best to stay very still.

You can see a little black spot in the above photo. When I got home, I blew air with a little pump onto the lens and that seems to have removed whatever was there. Fingers crossed!

MAILBOX

Hi  Thanks again for the daily photos–they really touch my heart!  so beautiful and so very interesting.
I got on your Tues pm walk and am so very glad.  Registration this time around was not the nightmare it was before.
I just discovered the existence of a bilateral gynandromorph.  A recent sighting of this rare bird was experienced in Pennsylvania.  This article and picture appeared on my yahoo.  So I exclaimed:”yahoo!  What a beautiful and interesting bird!”  I am learning so much and am becoming more aware of nature.
Keep well and thanks again for everything.

Miles note: A bilateral gynandromorph is a bird which possesses male and female traits divided down the middle of its body.

NATURE POETRY

Serene will be our days and bright,
And happy will our nature be,
When love is an unerring light,
And joy its own security.                      – William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

Miles Hearn