Speakers' Corner

My attention has been focused on the warblers for a while now at Lakeside Park and so I decided to check up on the beaver:


The beaver was busy clearing the channels in the bed of the stream which runs from the lake:


At the opposite side of the lake and nicely lit on such a beautifully sunny morning, I spotted the great blue heron, uncharacteristically standing at the seated area, preening its feathers. I made my way around on the path, changing to a 200mm manual lens and captured this photo of the great blue heron with its crest fanned out:


Further along the bank of the lake I came across a white-throated sparrow quite happily sunning itself:


A painted lady was feeding on the flowers in the pollinator meadow:


I was almost ready to leave the park when I noticed a spec of white in the distance. The great egret was working the edge of the reeds at the top end of the lake:


I could not resist taking a few photos as the egret fished and then took time to preen its feathers:


There is one man who frequents the lake every day. He occasionally reads from the scriptures and praises out loud to the lord above. At times he can be a little intense and I have seen people turn and walk the other way when approaching him. At other times his praise to the lord set against the beauty of nature can be quite profound. He was leaving Lakeside Park as I walked back to my car and as he did, this little red squirrel took to the highest branch and did some readings of its own, shouting to anyone who would listen:


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Location: Lakeside Park, 206 Lakeside Dr, Kitchener, ON N2M 4C5, Canada

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