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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15h

Nice to come up to Algonquin to see the red squirrels, where they haven't been displaced yet by the eastern grey squirrels. With climate change, I wonder how before they get pushed out. American red squirrels are small, only up to 250 grams. Settle about 150 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

a red squirrel sitting on a fallen tree in the forest

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Great name, the 'Whiskey Rapids' along the Oxtongue River in Algonquin Park. Location: www.openstreetmap.org/way/1167248753 #Ontario #nature #naturephotography #Algonquin

a river narrowing between rocks, with tall spruce trees on either side

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Saw this beach tree growing out of the stump of a former tree. Location: www.openstreetmap.org/way/148526614 #tree #nature #Ontario

Beach tree with an 8 inch diameter growing out of the stump that is 3 feet high and has a 30 inch diameter

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Cold overnight, got a hard frost in Algonquin Park, the salt trucks were out. #Ontario #Algonquin

Trail in the woods, with frost on the ground.

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Saw several hermit thrush today, eating red berries. It was -3^c in Algonquin Park today. Lots of ice and frost on the trails. Only took light gloves with me, so hands froze. Tomorrow it goes up to +16^c. the temperature is all over the place, and will be […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

a small beaver lake and marsh, mostly yellow with spruce trees on the shore

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Northern scene, a long canoe on the lake. Getting cold here. #Ontario #canoe #autumn

long canoe, with 4 people paddling on a lake, with cedars and poplars trees turning orange

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Some construction crews did show up at Bloor and Green Lanes, but they just left. We still need to stay vigilant and call out ATS Traffic for their role in endangering those who bike. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Interesting audio episode on CBC's Ideas program, regarding bureaucracy. Dividing jobs into 5 categories: flunkies, goons, duck tapers, box tickers, taskmaster www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/bureaumania-… #CBC

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

I like these old Art Deco, modernist, buildings from the 20 to the 50s. This building is along the Key Gardiner Beltline Trail in Toronto. The emblem has a nice font to it. Any idea of what it is? Though disturbing that the deer has an arrow piercing its […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

a square 1 store brick building with metal windows

A stone decorative emblem "The Village of Forest Hill 1923-1955" with a carved deer in the middle.

a dirt trail, with trees on either side, and a shaded canopy of trees overtop

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Had a big racoon in the backyard, late in the morning. Not sure what it was doing out, wandering around, in broad daylight. #racoon #Toronto #wildlife

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Ward 12, #Toronto is having a debate. When: Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Where: First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, 473 Oakwood Ave Fully accessible to people with mobility challenges. Online: Streamed on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/81485723276 #topoli #Toronto

Poster for Ward 12 Debate, map of the ward in the middle of the poster.

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Saw this in mid-town Toronto. Somebody got creative in their driveway to make a hanging garden. Much better than just a barren driveway. What should this type of structure be called? #Toronto #DIY #gardening #garden

An arbour made of 4x4 posts, cover a car in a driveway. With a car underneath, hanging vines and hanging baskets on it.

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Lots of storm damage from several weeks ago, when the tornado like storm came through Toronto's west end. Viewmount park has damage to a dozen 80 year old willow trees. The city hasn't even gotten to cleaning them up yet. Some of the trees had large […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Lots of little kinglets in Toronto. Gettng ready to fly south. #Toronto #birds

Small kinglet holding onto a small branch.

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Squirrel eating the late harvest raspberries that are a little too cold weather damaged. #Toronto #gardening #nature #naturephotography

A squirrel with a raspberry in its hands, eating it, while sitting on a wooden fence.

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Lot's of bird action today in the backyard; a female cardinal, a kinglet, white crowned sparrow, a hairy woodpecker and a cooper's hawk! It was a cold night, so the birds are looking around to see what feeders have some food. This hawk has a really large […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Cooper's hawk sitting on a wooden fence.

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Signs of autumn in the neighbourhood. The ginkgo tree fruit is ready. The sugar maples are turn red. #Toronto #autumn Location: www.openstreetmap.org/node/53553291…

ginkgo tree at the corner of an intersection

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Crab apples, a sign of the changing season. I'm sure lots of the little critters around really like that these are ripe. Many of these crab apple trees grow when people toss their apple cores, while walking. Location: Walter Saunders Park www.openstreetmap.org/way/56300240 #Toronto #autumn

$A 6meter tall crab apple tree, with few leaves, but lots of small, 5cm crab apples, along a walking trail.\$

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Botany One @botany.one · 05/10/2026

This is one study in one fen in the UK, but these are common European plants, and common European birds, so it’s reasonable to ask if this might be happening elsewhere too. You can read the thread on one page at www.botany.one/the-unapprec...

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The unappreciated pollinators of Northern Europe

Blue tits might add a bit of colour to the garden, but it turns out that might be doing a lot more than that.

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Going to the allotment garden gives me the opportunity to take pictures. I then take too many of them. Instead of having them languish on my hard-drive, I try to post them here. With migration the turkey vultures are moving south, and passing over Toronto […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

turkey vulture in the air with its wings spread

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

I like this pictures, a song sparrow sitting on rebar. This urban allotment gardens tend to accumulate lots of random material, that people use for building plant climbing structures and fences. These little birds like to sit on reeds and sing, but some […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

small song sparrow sitting on a piece of metal rebar

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Bird on a large gauge wire. Mourning doves really like the allotment gardens. The allotments I'm at are under the high capacity power lines. It's a large field. The freshly turned soil of individual plots, and cut grass at the park, attracts these birds […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

mourning dove sitting on a very large gauge wire

main path in the allotment gardens, with overhead hydro wires

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

I was at the allotment garden today, it rained briefly for a few minutes. Saw this white-throated sparrow sitting on the fence. It hung around and posed for a minute, for me. It's migration season so I assume that everything is on the move. Location […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Saw this Northern Mocking bird today at the allotment garden. Location: www.openstreetmap.org/way/464293658

northern mocking bird, little grey bird sitting on a twing

main path through allotment gardens with hydro wires overhead

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Saturday night #ceili #Ceilidh Set #Dance in #Toronto The legion is rented, the band paid, shoes polished. #Dancing #music #folk

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Starling and some sparrows enjoying a bath together. #Toronto #birds

1 starling and 2 sparrows in a cast iron bird bath

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Somebody in the neighbourhood must of lost a budge. I don't think I've seen one at the feeder before. #Toronto #birds

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

You don't see these cab over trucks that much anymore. Surprised to see this one in downtown #Toronto #cars #

blue cab over semi truck at an intersection

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

The Honey Locust trees have turned yellow. They're always the first to go. #autumn #trees #Toronto

several honey locusts tree by a road with yellow leaves

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Glad to hear that some rain is on the way to #Toronto. The birds are not too happy and making full use of the bird bath. Along with all the other local animals. #birds #birding #Toronto

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Saw this white-throated sparrow this morning. It was amongst the dozen house sparrow that are typically in the backyard. Fall migration is well underway. I figure that the house sparrow attract such migrants, showing where food and water sources are. Mid-town […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

a white-throated sparrow sitting on the fence

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Neville Park @nev.status.nevillepark.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Back home and in comfy clothes and fed. (I took a little nighttime ramble in High Park afterwards.) Here's the view from Bloor W. near Glendonwynne. #CriticalMass #BikeTooter #bikeTO

Looking east on Bloor towards High Park, just before sunset; the slope of the hill lets you see there is a dense procession of cyclists stretching as far back as the eye can see. Foreground blurred for privacy.

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Saw two sapsuckers this morning. All the birds are moving with migration. #Toronto #birds Location www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1872…

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

It was a Uniglide hub from 1986. 6 speed cassette. Managed to get it off without too much difficulty. #bicycle #biketooter #bike

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ArthurGron @arthurgron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Has anybody encounter this freewheel from Shimano, has a VIA stamped on it, and Made in Singapore. Doesn't seem to be anyway of removing it. No place to put a standard freewheel key/wrench. I haven't checked under the dust cover. Not the greatest of steel rim wheel […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

freewheel with 'VIA' 'Shimano' and 'Made in Singapore' written on it.

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