FEMALE COMMON GRACKLE, HUMBER PARK EAST, TORONTO, ON

MALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, HUMBER PARK EAST, TORONTO, ON

   This Red-winged Blackbird landed on the ground right next to us and hung around.  We think it wanted food and was probably use to people feeding it.

MALE RED-NECKED GREBE, HUMBER PARK EAST, TORONTO, ON

   This male Red-necked Grebe is in breeding plumage: reddish neck and white cheek.

LONG-TAILED DUCKS, HUMBER PARK EAST, TORONTO, ON

      The male Long-tailed Duck in the first photo is in its winter plumage.  You can really see its very long tail.  The second photo shows a female Long-tailed Duck.  The female does not have a long tail, its tail is short.  The female on the left in the third photo is starting to take off in flight.  The last two photos show male Long-tailed Ducks.

MOLTING HORNED GREBES, HUMBER PARK EAST, TORONTO, ON

   The Horned Grebe in the first photo is molting from nonbreeding plumage to breeding plumage.  The yellow patch behind its red eye is starting to form and its cheek is turning from white to black.  You can see the rufous color starting to form on its neck.  The flanks of the grebe have not started to turn the rufous color of the breeding plumage.

   In the second photo, you can really see the yellow patch behind the eye of this Horned Grebe.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, HUMBER PARK EAST, TORONTO, ON

   The first photo shows a male Red-breasted Merganser in breeding plumage.   A female Red-breasted Merganser is shown in the second photo.  In the third photo the male is on the left and the female on the right.

GADWALLS, HUMBER PARK EAST, TORONTO, ON

  The first photo is of  male Gadwall in breeding plumage.  In the second photo, the male Gadwall is on the the left and the female on the right.  The third photo is a closeup of the male Gadwall.  In the fourth photo, both the male and female Gadwalls are "dabblin" for food.