The Beechwood / Don Valley area is great for views of the river, trees, shrubs and wildflowers.

Birds, however, can be scarce at times. Hoping to find some, I brought the big lens for my camera and was rewarded with the following:

Species list: hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, American robin, gray catbird, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, white-throated sparrow, song sparrow. (11 species)

Today’s group:

Some botany:

MAILBOX

Thought you might want to see this if you haven’t seen it already.

Goose has epic response to humans taking her injured boyfriend (msn.com)

NATURE POETRY

In the dreamy silence
Of the afternoon, a
Cloth of gold is woven
Over wood and prairie.                            – Alexander Posey (1873–1908)

Miles Hearn