Komoka Provincial Park

We spent a few hours at Komoka Provincial Park on Wednesday. The gate for our first hiking location was at the south-west end of the park. We had not visited this section before.

View of the reservoir: There was very little sign of life on the water. About 130 Canada Geese could be seen in a field at the far edge of the water. We also saw 3 Mute Swans, 13 Mallards and a Great Blue Heron. At other times of year, there is likely a great selection of waterfowl! We will return!

It was a dewy morning. I liked how the blue arc, reflected from the water below, showed up in the water droplet.

Dew covered Common Milkweed fluff and seed.

As soon as we left the parking lot, we found 4 Eastern Bluebirds! Their food includes many insects such as caterpillars and grasshoppers. In the fall and winter, they eat large amounts of fruit including sumac, black cherry, hackberries and juniper berries.

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

6 Tundra Swans made a fly-by, trying to decide if they were going to take a rest and fuel stop. They eventually landed just out of sight.

We were being watched by a White-tailed Deer buck who turned and ran when we looked at him.

He eventually posed nicely when we were on the ridge trail.

We found a few pockets of songbirds, most of whom were too fast for me to capture with the camera. In addition to Black-capped Chickadees, we saw sparrows, nuthatches, kinglets, Goldfinch and Blue Jays.