Caught this scene late this afternoon. Obviously certain people have been stocking Stewart Wetland with exotic fish! I have seen several scenes like this in the last year with herons, cormorants and osprey catching these gold fish.
I have been checking Stewart Wetland every day now. One of these days I hope something of interest is going to show. It was fabulous for shorebirds last year, but just common stuff!
A couple of Wilson's Snipe and Lesser Yellowlegs were there this morning. Several Blue-winged Teal have been sticking around.
Recently I thought of Tri-colored Heron. They seem to have dropped off the map for Ontario in recent years. That species was the first real rarity I went to see after I first started birding back in the late 1980's. I have not seen one since!
Yellow-rumped Warblers finally showed up at Brander Park, Port Lambton yesterday and were still there today. Northerly winds have kept them from moving.
Still looking forward to this weekend. I am sure a good variety of things will be coming in with the brisk southerly winds.......
Purple Martin
Blake, I have a photo of a Kingfisher with a giant goldfish at Malden Park in Windsor from last summer. Some in the Asian culture believe that releasing goldfish (exotic species) will bring them luck. Good birding!
ReplyDeleteI bet the native species are relieved they share the wetland with gold coloured fish.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing photos of goldfish being eaten... Not sure why, but it's funny...
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