Butterfly Gardens

I didn't expect to see any butterflies at the Urquhart Butterfly Gardens on November 10th in Dundas, but it did make for a nice spot to stroll on a sunny day!

Birds in flight ended up being a theme for the walk. A Red-tailed Hawk took "lift off" from a nearby tree.

It was aggressively being chased by an American Crow. The Crow was performing aerial manoeuvres as it flipped upside down on its approach to the hawk. No contact was made.

A Northern Mockingbird, in true Mockingbird fashion, sat up on a high perch. They are known to sit on high vegetation, fences, eaves or telephone wires.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Mockingbird/id

I was glad to be able to catch an in-flight shot of the Mockingbird!

Two Turkey Vultures circled overhead.

A Great Blue Heron flew past the vultures.

(Notice how the legs drag behind the heron while in flight.)

The chimney from the former Veldhuis' Greenhouses continues to stand, providing nesting shelter for Chimney Swifts in the warmer weather.