A Visit to LaSalle Park!

We recently visited LaSalle Park along the shores of Lake Ontario, where 3 Horned Grebes posed for a photo. Horned Grebes regularly eat some of their own feathers causing a matted plug of feathers to form in the stomach. This plug may function as a filter to hold fish bones until they can be digested.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Horned_Grebe/overview

I enjoyed watching a pair of Rock Pigeons wandering along the shoreline. Pigeons can find their way home, even if released blindfolded from a distant location. They can navigate by sensing the earth's magnetic fields and by using sound and smell. They can also use cues based on the position of the sun.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rock_Pigeon/overview

Black Duck

Hooded Merganser, female

An "Escaped Exotic" duck was at ease with the other waterfowl in the area.

Thanks to Deryl's keen eyes, we were able to watch an adorable Winter Wren hopping in the leaves around some trees. Although this wren was silent as we watched, "per unit weight, the Winter Wren delivers its song with 10 times more power than a crowing rooster".

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Winter_Wren/overview