Saturday six of us visited gaetz lake for a couple of hours of biding.We saw 25 species of birds.
Gaetz lake is a 230 acre property right in the city now. Half of the property is old growth forest.
There are two small ox bow lakes. A long time ago the river bed was where to two lakes are. They have made an excellent wetlands.
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ReplyDeleteLooks like a pretty spot for your birding. Love the wetlands view. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
About 4 km of trail in a loop.
DeletePretty landscape!
ReplyDeleteIt's on an escarpment.
DeleteThere was an oxbow on my BiL's cottage property. Locally, it was called a Sny.
ReplyDeleteThey're usually shallow.
DeleteLooks like a great place for birding, Red. Thanks for sharing it with me today. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's mostly native habitat so shelters a few species.
DeleteFinding 25 species of birds sounds great to me. I am happy with a few.
ReplyDeleteWe have an excellent birder with us so it helps to find and identify species.
DeleteI'm not a birder, but I do appreciate the beautiful scenery!
ReplyDeleteWe're fortunate that it has been left.
DeleteLooks like a beautiful place to go birding. Love the photos.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fairly rich habitat for many species.
DeleteWhat beautiful pictures you've taken! How wonderful to have the lake and wooded area withing the city. That's great if you saw 25 different species of birds on the outing!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I often wonder how many species we miss.
DeleteThat does look like a good place for birding. I bet it is busy in the spring.
ReplyDeleteIt's tough to see birds in the spring as they become very quiet when they are nesting.
DeleteSounds like a great time birding. I would enjoy that.
ReplyDeleteWe meet every Sat morning at a different location.
DeleteNice to share your ornithological passion with five other people. Birders don't kill. They observe with wonder.
ReplyDeleteIn other years I usually have 10 to 12 out.
DeleteSounds like you had a great day for bird watching. Gaetz Lake looks like a nice place to bird watch.
ReplyDeleteEveryday is a good day for bird watching. Just don't go in the afternoon when they are quiet.
DeleteYou have excellent adventures!
ReplyDeleteI like to be out .
DeleteI hope we appreciate the wonder of our wetlands, and don't let them be drained for useless building.
ReplyDeleteYou're right that many wetlands are drained and filled .
DeleteGood for you!! Get out and do what you can before it snows:)
ReplyDeleteWe are fortunate that people have worked to keep it.
ReplyDeleteHey it's good to get out in the winter.
ReplyDeleteQuite a landscape to be in.
ReplyDelete25 species? That is so awesome! I see the same birds over here constantly.
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