Horned Grebe released by Toronto Wildlife Centre. Jan 29 2014

Sara - rescue staff for Toronto Wildlife Centre gets ready to release a Horned Grebe.
The grebe landed in a parking lot.  Loons and Grebes need to have a long water runway in order to take off and fly. Bluffers Park offers both and three grebes were released.

Free
Check out that eye

So pretty and so tiny

Water

Goodbye. 

Two red-necked grebes released by Toronto Wildlife centre Jan 29, 2014

Sara Toronto Wildlife staff releases first of two red-necked grebes.
Thanks to the staff at TWC they were captured in a parking lot and taken to water to be released once they had a check up. 
Over the past week 6 have been released back in the wild.

Sarah releases second one. You can see the first one in the distance swimming away.

1st grebe

second grebe

So pretty.

Great Blue Heron - juvenile release for Toronto Wildlife Jan 12, 2014

 Toronto Wildlife had a juvenile Great Blue Heron that was brought in from Muskoka. The heron was freezing and starving.  With care of TWC for one month it was ready to start again. 

 Donna and I headed to Burlington with our buddy in the back of the truck.  Len, Joanne and Barry met us and took us to a creek that doesn't freeze up in the winter.

First four shots by: Joanne Redwood

 The heron was a bit slow at getting out of the box but finally he walked out.

Next three photo by: Donna Hayes

ok I will leave

a little unsteady

Looking at the heron from behind. 

love the hair do
Next 11 shots by:  Ann

Good luck - Free
last 4 shots by: Donna Hayes.

Thank you Toronto Wildlife Centre for making this possible.