The male Hooded Merganser in breeding plumage is a spectacular sight:

The breeding plumage lasts from about October until June. We saw two in non-breeding plumage ( perhaps they were females or juveniles) in the Humber River this morning at Lambton Woods.

Other birds:

Some botany:

Humber River views:

Today’s group:

NATURE POETRY

There are flowers enough in the summertime,
More flowers than I can remember—
But none with the purple, gold, and red
That dye the flowers of September!         – Mary Howitt (1799–1888)

Miles Hearn