There and Gone

There's a field just outside of Guelph that used to be flooded every spring, tufts of grass sticking up through a vast sheet of water. It was filled with ducks every year, even a few shorebirds sometimes. I know I saw American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, and Northern Shoveler amongst the hundreds of Mallards; others could no doubt add to that tally.

The entire area has been bulldozed now; going to be part of a shopping plaza when they finish. Nothing but bare, dry dirt and a little puddle where they're probably going to put a stormwater pond. What a waste.