Nature Walk - High Park

Last weekend I went to visit a friend in Toronto. Saturday was fairly warm so we decided to go for a stroll around High Park after having brunch at The Swan (on Bloor.) I had never been before and couldn't get over how this gorgeous landscape existed off of Bloor St. in the middle of such urban living! It was amazing, we saw a swan on it's nest and a bunch of other birds. While most of the stroll was on paved ground, we started off with a ton of stairs and a short walk through some brush along the ravine. We walked for about an hour and a half, and I don't know if we covered all of it or not.

Overlooking part of the park and water

The swan kind of hidden in the photo but she's atop her nest

Does anyone know what kind of bird this is? (it's on the stump)

I was so disappointed at how much garbage we saw throughout the park, more so in the wooded areas than the paved 'mainstream' areas, but it made me so sad to see garbage strewn everywhere because people are too lazy to simply hold their coffee cup or food wrapper until they see a garbage can.

As we were leaving, we passed this in the parking lot, and it absolutely made my day.

Where is your favourite nature walk?