An afternoon at the lake.

This afternoon we went to check out the bald eagle nest that is a few cities south east of us. No such luck there so we decided to continue along the Grand River until it enters Lake Erie. I have never been to this spot before and Lake Erie is only about an hour from Brantford so it was a nice day trip. Well by the lake we stopped at Long Beach, Lowbanks & Port Maitland which are all on the road along the lake. Here are some photos I took along the way:

Bald Eagle - Not the greatest shot because the lighting was poor and it was high in the sky. It was spotted on the Grand River as it enters Lake Erie

Blue Heron - This bird was in a canal along the road. It flew away seconds after taking this shot and kept squawking as it flew. These Herons are a little ornery.

Cormorant & Seagull on the Grand River just before it enters Lake Erie.

This is a public access to the Lake Erie shoreline. One of the quietest ones I have seen.

Lake Erie

This is one of five wind turbines in this particular spot along Lakeshore Dr. There is a lot of these by the lake now.

Well on the photo subject I thought I would share a few photos I have taken during the last few weeks:

These two shots are of Sandhill Cranes, I have came across these on two occasions now in Brant County. They are rather spectacular birds to see and are reported to date back as far as 2.5 million years.

Cedar Waxwing

Swan family that has nested in Brant County. No sure if they are Tundra or Trumpeter Swans?

Country pond with a large amount of duck weed on it.
(This is also a good indication of our weather lately, 80% cloud and cool)

A wild Lily