BLUE JAYS WITH PEANUTS, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 10/19/2026

   In the first photo the Blue Jay a whole unshelled peanut in its bill; while in the second photo, a Blue Jay has removed the peanut kernel from the shell and is about to swallow it, with half the shell still in its bill.

 

MALE & FEMALE MALLARDS, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 10/19/2026

 

CANADA GEESE, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 10/19/2026

 

MUTE SWANS, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 10/19/2026

 

MALE COMMON GRACKLE, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 10/19/2026

 

NONBREEDING FEMALE RUSTY BLACKBIRD, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 10/19/2026

   We can tell this is a female Rusty Blackbird by the rufous and gray wings and by the gray rump and tail.

 

MALE NORTHERN CARDINAL, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA WHITBY, ONTARIO, 10/19/2026