RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY, ROSETTA MaCLEAN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

MONARCH BUTTERFLY ON RED ROSE, ROSETTA MaCLEAN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

ROSETTA MaCLEAN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

   Rosetta MaClean Gardens in the Scarborough section of Toronto is a beautifull botanical garden and is a birding hotspot for passerines.  It is on Scarborough Bluffs overlooking Lake Ontario.  It is also a great location for seeing butterflies.  Here are some photos of the gardens; individual photos of birds, butterflies, etc are on birdrap.com separately.

CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY, ROSETTA MaCLEAN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

SQUIRREL HAVING LUNCH, ROSETTA MaCLEAN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

BLUE JAY, ROSETTA MaCLEAN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

BLUE PASSION FLOWER, ROSETTA MaCLEAN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

   We thought this was a really beautiful flower.  It is a Blue Passion flower (Passiflora cerulea) and is native to South America.