At exactly 10am, as 17 of us were about to depart for this morning’s walk at the Scarborough Bluffs, a Red-tailed Hawk landed a few metres from us and we all had a good look before it flew off to a more distant perch.

Other birds:

The Amur Cork Tree from Asia is often planted as an ornamental species. This is not the tree which produces cork for wine bottles. That, in fact, is a species of oak. The Amur Cork does have many juicy dark-coloured berries which are a big favourite for birds.

Other botany:

Today’s group:

MAILBOX

Here’s some fall Goldenrod – flowering on November 13!

NATURE POETRY

The hollow winds begin to blow,  
The clouds look black, the glass is low;  
The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep,  
And spiders from their cobwebs peep.    – Dr. Edward Jenner (1749–1823)

Miles Hearn