A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER WAS HERE, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

   The small holes in lined up rows on this tree trunk are characteristic of the pecking of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  The sapsucker feeds on the sap and the insects attracted to the sap.  The sapsucker is probably no longer around, having migrated through the area some time ago.

BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER NEST, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

   This is a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher nest from which the bird is long gone.  It was however seen here earlier in the spring.  The nests are made from spiderweb and lichens.  They sit on top of branches and look like tree knots.

GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

MUTE SWAN IN NEST ROTATING EGGS, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

   The first two photos show the Mute Swan rotating its eggs so they can be evenly incubated.  This pair of Mute Swans have been sitting in the nest for quite some time.  It can take up to 2-3 weeks for the female Mute Swan to actually lay her eggs and then she and the male will alternate laying on them for up to about 6 weeks.  So the whole process can take up to  about 8 -9 weeks.

RED-EARED SLIDER TURTLE, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

SONG SPARROW, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

MALE YELLOW WARBLER, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON