The Greek Theatre at the Guild Inn is made up of columns from the former Bank of Toronto.

Summer theatre is performed and countless wedding photos have been taken. Drake shot a music video here.

Today we had an interesting visitor perched right at the top of one of the columns. A Red-tailed Hawk:

This wasn’t the only hawk that made a guest appearance:

Other birds:

Species list: double-crested cormorant, red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s hawk, ring-billed gull, mourning dove, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, blue jay, American crow, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, brown creeper, American robin, ruby-crowned kinglet, European starling, yellow-rumped warbler, house sparrow, common grackle, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, house finch, song sparrow. (23 species)

Some botany:

Area views:

Today’s group:

NATURE POETRY

Hail, old October, bright and chill,
First freedman from the summer sun!
Spice high the bowl, and drink your fill!
Thank heaven, at last the summer’s done!       – Thomas Constable (1812–81)

Miles Hearn