MALE BELTED KINGFISHER IN FLIGHT, DUCK PONDS, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 7/12/2026

 

JUVENILE EASTERN PHOEBE, DUCK PONDS, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 7/12/2026

 

FEMALE BALTIMORE ORIOLE FLYING FROM BRANCH TO ANOTHER, DUCK PONDS, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 7/12/2026

 

FEMALE DOWNY WOODPECKER, DUCK PONDS, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 7/12/2026

 

BREEDING MALE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, DUCK PONDS, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 7/12/2026

 

IMMATURE BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD MOLTING TO ADULT PLUMAGE, DUCK PONDS, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 7/12/2026

   Young male Brown-headed Cowbirds start with a streaky grayish brown color, similar to females. During their first summer and autumn molt, they develop black feathers.  This gives them a patchy brown and black appearance as seen in these photos. Eventually the head will become all brown and the rest of the bird all black.

 

MALE & FEMALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, DUCK PONDS, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 7/12/2026

 

MALE

FEMALE