MONARCH BUTTERFLY, TOMMY THOMPSON PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/29/2024

 

FEMALE HOODED MERGANSER, TOMMY THOMPSON PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/29/2024

 

MALLARDS, TOMMY THOMPSON PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/29/2024

 

GREAT EGRETS, TOMMY THOMPSON PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/29/2024

 

MUTE SWANS, TOMMY THOMPSON PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/29/2024

 

WOOLY BEAR (WOOLY WORM) CATERPILLAR, TOMMY THOMPSON PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/29/2024

   The Woolly Bear or Woolly Worm caterpillar is the larva for the Isabella Tiger Moth.  This caterpillar hibernates during the winter.  Woolly Bears produce a kind of antifreeze that protects their organs and soft tissue, while the rest of its body freezes solid.  They can survive extremely low temperatures, as low as  -66 degrees Celsius.

 

HERRING GULL, ASHBRIDGE'S BAY PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/27/2024