On December 11, 2011 we set of into Lambton Woods. The day was sunny and fairly mild for the season. We visited the two feeders and at the first feeder we saw lots of Downy Woodpeckers, male and female, also Chickadees. There were some Red Squirrels racing around, tried to feed them but they are very wary. At the other feeder further into the woods there no birds but lots of Grey Squirrels. From there we went onto the footbridge above the Humber River where a large community of Mallards and Black Ducks had gathered. At this point I told my story, this time a true story about a disabled Cardinal, a true hero.
Then we walked along the shore of the Humber back towards James Gardens. A couple of flocks of Canada Geese drifted in and, again, there were Mallards gathered where people throw bread. There were, however a couple of ducks that we could not identify; we're thinking some sort of hybrid perhaps. They were the size and shape of Mallards, and one had the Mallard's shiny green head, however their fronts were pure white. Other than that the colouring resembled more that of the Black Duck.
Arriving back at James Gardens the Mallards on the pond were putting on quite a show. They seemed to be turning themselves into water fountains by flapping their wings in the water and then standing up and flapping the wings in the air so that droplets of water came off in all directions, sparkling in the sunlight. Beautiful. The squirrels are friendly here and came up to my hand for peanuts.
Our upcoming walk is set as January 8, 2012, "Back to the Spit"
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