My Photo Journal: Bird Watching over Late Summer in Durham Region

As the sunlit verdancy of summer artfully transforms into the gilded shades of autumn, a gentle symphony seems to envelop the natural world. A brief pause for a quiet listen to the air reveals that between the beautiful changes, the rustling leaves, and crawling breezes, small yet profoundly stirring moments are gracefully sprinkled everywhere.
― Marie Helen Abramyan

End of Summer
We've been tramping around
long enough
now the sun
falls in a faint
it's done in

The trees quit
the wave stops rolling
how ordinary things have become
how ordinary

I placed my bet
on this summer lasting
― Elisabeth Borchers, Fish Magic: Selected Poems

Gleaming rays gently shine upon nature. Summer has passed the seasonal baton onto Autumn’s cooling hands. But swirling lightly, between the changing leaves, hints of warm summer breezes softly linger in the air. Tender whispers of days under the blazing sunlight, when bees and butterflies danced for the sweet scent of ripened berries, and verdant leaves flourished on the Mulberry.
― Marie Helen Abramyan

Here are the three Ontario parks I visited to take the above photos:
(1) Pair of lovelorn swans were photographed at Kiwanis Heydenshore Park in Whitby, Ontario.
(2) Lone seagull who posed quite charmingly for me at Lakeview Park in Oshawa,Ontario.
(3) Solitary Canada goose paddling calmly was photographed through the foliage at Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario.
We are truly blessed with an overabundance of beautiful beaches, parks, trails and wildlife here in Durham Region!

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