Blog cancellation hasn't lasted long...

Well, cancellation of my blogs hasn't lasted very long.   I'm back at it with my Camera on King & Aurora blog as of this date.   It seems I just can't put down my camera for than a few minutes, when I spot something that I just have to take a picture of.

The blogs won't appear every day but should last for some time to come.   Please bear with me as I try to make them as interesting as possible.

As for my BarrytheBirder blog, I will continue to publish bird pictures as I come across them but on a more infrequent basis.   Let's see what happens. 

As for this week, it's a look (below) at Aurora's Field of Gold (below) in the Aurora Arboretum where approximately five acres of daffodils are in bloom along the east side of Tannery Creek.   The huge display should last another week or so. 

Photos by Pat Cromie and Barry Wallace

Of further interest, just south of the Field of Gold and at the south end of the large Arboretum pond are the remains of some work by local beaver.   There are also a pair of Trumpeter Swans (below) that appear to be building a nest on the north side of the large pond.

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Barry Wallace

Last CAMERA ON KING blog...

 

                                 (Photo by Linda Wallace)

It's been just over 13 years ago since I started this blogsite.  This installment is number 1,273 and it is what I expect to be my last one.   I'm in my 83rd year and I've decided to slow down a bit and try some new things other than blogging in the months and years ahead.   It's been a great experience and I have no regrets about tramping all over and photographing this part of York Region, particularly the wonderful King Ridge.  I've included a few photos below showing the diversity of this part of Ontario. 

King ~ green for evermore

Barry Wallace

Up on the King Ridge...

Photos by Barry Wallace

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Barry Wallace

End of ice fishing season on Holland Marsh

 

                                                                 Photo by Barry Wallace

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King Township's Official Bird...

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Black-capped chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

King Township has declared the Black-capped Chickadee as the official bird of the York Region township.   The choice was made in 2023 after 230 voters chose it over four other local birds.   Several events in 2024 will recognize the choice during the year.

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BarrytheBirder  

Turkey Vulture over Aurora...

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

It's been two weeks since I saw my first Turkey Vulture of 2024, but a second one has now appeared over the forests of the Oak Ridges Moraine, in south Aurora.   This is a bird that has expanded both its summer and winter ranges northward.  It feeds mainly on carrion and refuse.   It has a length of 25" (69 cm) and a wingspan of 69" (175 cm) and is noticeably smaller than a Bald Eagle. This sighting was on the west side of Yonge Street, opposite the Aurora Cemetery.

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BarrytheBirder

Instant urban legend...

Photo by Barry the Birder

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

A Swainson's Hawk has been spotted many times recently in Aurora.   Go to my BarrytheBirder blogsite to see photos and more information on this rare sighting.

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BarrytheBirder