Aurora United Church close to completion...

 

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Amen - "so be it"

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Tulip time in Aurora...

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'Field of Gold' blooms in Aurora...

 

Photos by Barry Wallace

Aurora's 'Field of Gold" is now in full bloom, north of the Town of Aurora's  municipal offices in the Town of Aurora Arboretum, north of Wellington Street.   Thousands of daffodil blooms cover the landscape.

Pat Cromie, left, of Delmanor Retirement Residence in Aurora, makes a new friend as she strolls along a pathway at the 'Field of Gold'.    Thre are still a few days left to catch the show.

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Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Swainson's Hawk

A number of Swainson's Hawks are currently flying around Delmanor Retirement Resdience in Aurora, Ontario, 35 kms. north of Lake Onrario.   This is the third year in a row this species has been hereabouts.   They are normally found much further west in the central United States, particularly in Kansas.   They have been breeding here and are becoming a regular sighting by local birders.

They are similar in size to the Red-tailed Hawk, and are slim with a small head and long narrow wings.   When soaring, its wings are held above the horizontal, and wingtips are long and pointed.   Tips of feathers can be widespread in flight (note photo above). 

They feed mostly on large insects like crickets and grasshoppers.

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Trumpeter Swans at Aurora's Mackenzie Marsh...

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A pair of Trumpeter Swans appear to be nesting at MacKenzie Marsh, on the St. John's Sideroad in North Aurora.   This will be a welcome addition to the local birdwatching scene once again this summer.

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Early May subsets continue...

 

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First week of May...

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Pretty sunsets...a few robins...but chilly temperatures

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