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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: David the park stroller on August 20, 2008, 03:18:49 PM

Title: Kingfishers in High Park
Post by: David the park stroller on August 20, 2008, 03:18:49 PM
Just an amazing morning watching two kingfishers work the duck ponds near the "castle" playground. [Thanks to the English guy for drawing our attention to them.] If you want to get 10 feet from a GBH that's your place. One is now "tame" and sits on the wall and rocks just feet from passersby. Also, 3 or 4 Great Egrets are working the wall at the Humber / Gzowski park breakwall along with Blue Herons, and Night Herons every evening.
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Post by: cocosally on August 29, 2008, 08:32:53 PM
Hello,  I am new to birdwatching and just wonder where in high park is this "castle" playground? ( is that the advanture playground near parkside drive?) if I come from bloor street entrance, is it towards south near restaurant? Thanks :D



My husband also love taking photos for bird as well. Will post some photos in the photography section later on.
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Post by: Joe on August 30, 2008, 11:37:56 AM
Welcome to the forum.  Castle Playground / Adventure Playground... same thing.  Centre Rd. which is east of the restaurant entrance will take you down there.

Joe
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Post by: cocosally on August 30, 2008, 03:59:54 PM
Hello joe, Thank you so much, I will drop by today in the evening  :D


add on:
We (me and my husband) went to the park at around 5:30pm, the GBH is there and showing off himelf (I believe it's immature "him" because of the feather project from the head. It's a position that open half of it's wing but tuck in to the back and enjoying the sun.  We also meet another photographer as well and he tell us a bit about where to go bird watching. Want to say a big THANK YOU ^_^

We were walking down south to the lower duck pond and meanwhile we sopt something fly back and landed in the bushes, so we went back up again and spotted a NCBH.  Then about 7:15pm we head down to Gzowski Park and spotted 2 more GBH and 3 more Egrets.

We were having lots of fun ^_^  :D