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

 

CANADA GOOSE, ASHBRIDGE'S BAY PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/27/2024

 

TWO DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS LIKING EACH OTHER, ASHBRIDGE'S BAY PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/27/2024

 

MALE MALLARD MOLTING FROM NONBREEDING TO BREEDING PLUMAGE, ASHBRIDGE'S BAY PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/27/2024

 

JUVENILE GADWALL, ASHBRIDGE'S BAY PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 9/27/2024

   In the photo you can see the white speculum, which helps to ID this duck as a Gadwall.