01-Jun-2019
Cedar waxwing
A small flock of waxwings were in an apple tree above the ravine, all of them plucking flowers and eating them.
01-Jun-2019
Cedar waxwing
Here you can see the waxwing reaching out and grasping a petal with its mouth.
01-Jun-2019
Cedar waxwing
In this photo you can just about see a white petal from an apple blossom in the bird's bill.
01-Jun-2019
Robin's egg
This beautiful blue robin's egg was on a tree stump in the old woods. Don't know if the egg was one that hatched or whether the egg had been taken by a predator.
01-Jun-2019
Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
I was surprised to see this redbud sapling in the old woods. The few distinctive pink blossoms caught my eye as I walked the trail. Native to regions further south, this is a common understory tree in the eastern US. The Arboretum, adjacent to FWG, has a few redbud trees.
01-Jun-2019
White trilliums (Trillium grandiflorum)
Most of the white trilliums have had their day, although a few are still in fresh bloom. These ones, however, have turned pink, a sign they are on the wane.
01-Jun-2019
Wood poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
Although this native plant is considered endangered in the wild in Ontario, it has done well planted in the Backyard Garden and the old woods areas of the Fletcher Garden.
01-Jun-2019
Path through the old woods
Plants are growing abundantly, as if making up for lost time, and here, the path looks like it is leading through a vast woodland out in the countryside.
01-Jun-2019
Ostrich ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
The cool damp weather is kind to ferns and these ones are lush, creating an almost tropical effect in the old woods.
01-Jun-2019
Butterfly Meadow
Another view of the butterfly meadow.
01-Jun-2019
Butterfly Meadow
It is still early enough that most flowers in the meadow have not yet appeared. However, it is an attractive spot to sit. There is a bench placed near a crabapple tree which is smothered in blossoms and filling the air with their scent. A nice place to sit and watch for birds and butterflies.
01-Jun-2019
Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense)
A closer view of the unique seedpods.
