Photos by BarrytheBirder
My older daughter, Allison, who lives in Aurora, spotted what she thought were Trumpeter Swans while passing the Mackenzie Marsh on the St. John's Sideroad, last week. I went to check it out and was able to stop the car, get out, and get a couple of photos of what turned out be Great Egrets, not Trumpeter Swans. Great Egrets have steadily been expanding their American and Canadian ranges but it is only in the last ten to fifteen years that they have gathered anywhere in southern Ontario at other than the Luther Marsh, west of Orangeville and Shelburne. A lot of people would associate a bird like this with the southern United States. But in the middle of Aurora? Wonderful! I also got a couple shots of one of two Green Herons at the same spot at the Great Egrets (see bottom photo).
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BarrytheBirder
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