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In September, this Cinnamon Teal was thrilling On

In September, this Cinnamon Teal was thrilling Ontario birders! 🦆✨ This rare beauty was a little tricky to photograph behind all the bulrushes. 🌿📸 I’ve seen them many times in the west, so fun to add this species to an Ontario list #BirdingAdventures #CinnamonTeal #RareBird #OntarioBirding #NatureMagic

Three different leaf 🍂 shapes one awesome tree.

Three different leaf 🍂 shapes one awesome tree. One with a typical leaf vibe (no lobes), the mitten (2 lobes) and what I think looks like a tapir track (3 lobes). Which leaf is your fav? Sassafrass is one of my favourite Ontario trees. I planted a few more in our garden this year and their fall colours are stunning 🍁
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#sassafrass #awesometrees #ontariotrees #wildlifegardening #habitatgardening #Sassafrasalbidium #carolinianforest

Join me for a beautiful fall ride 🚴🏻‍♀️🍂🍁 It’s been so gorgeous we’ve been really enjoying the weather. 10 km’s today with the kids admiring the fall colours and counting Woolly Bears 🐛 #fallcolours #biking #getoutside #GreatCanadianRailTrail

Wow 🤯 what an incredible Aurora Borealis this e

Wow 🤯 what an incredible Aurora Borealis this evening! We had a great show from our front yard 🫶 The reds were especially magical. I was trying to capture Cassiopeia in the final two photos, see if you can find her 😉 These are long exposure unedited photos.
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#northernlights #aurora #auroraborealis #stunning #nightskyphotography #nightsky

Admiring some beautiful wild late summer blooms an

Admiring some beautiful wild late summer blooms and found this adorable Tree Cricket (Oecanthus nigricornis I think) 🦗 Anyone else loving all the katydid, tree cricket, cricket chorus of late?!
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#Oecanthusnigricornis #treecrickets #backyardbiodiversity #nativeplants #summerblooms #orthoptera #nativeplantgardens #insectsofontario #wildlifegardening #habitatgarden #pollinatorgardens #pollinatorhabitat #homegrownnationalpark #nativeplantgarden

Gorgeous day for a late summer 🍂 ride 🚴 We m

Gorgeous day for a late summer 🍂 ride 🚴 We made it 8 km with 3 kids 🙌 and took in the colours just starting! Enjoy those last few summer days everyone!
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#familyfun #biketrails #caledonttrailway #summerride #biking

Thank you @nativeplant_society, Sayeh and all the

Thank you @nativeplant_society, Sayeh and all the volunteers for a fun native plant garden tour. Sayeh has a beautiful garden with lots of different interest. She had a fun scavenger hunt we completed and wonderful labels of host plants in her garden and which butterflies and moths use them. At the end of the tour she generously teaches winter sowing and gifts one of the several species of natives she grows. Wow! What an event! Thank you 🙏 It was so worth battling the traffic on the 401 🤣 We really enjoyed the visit and all the education 💚
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#wildlifehabitat #wildlifegardening #wildlifegarden #pollinatorgardens #birdgardens #gardeningwithnativeplants #nativeplants #butterflygardening #hostplants

One happy Pawpaw!! 🥭 I haven’t really checked

One happy Pawpaw!! 🥭 I haven’t really checked in on my Pawpaws this year. I kind of forgot about them 😬 I planted them as seedlings in the tree line behind some of our gardens and they aren’t always easy to see. I couldn’t believe how big this happy this tree is. Look at those huge leaves! I wonder how long it will be until our Pawpaws are big enough to flower and produce fruit?! 🤔 I’ve yet to eat the fruit and am dying to try one! Pawpaws are also the host for Zebra Swallowtails 🦓🦋 a gorgeous butterfly who lives further south.
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#pawpaw #pawpawfruit #cooltrees #treesofontario #happylittletrees #nativeplantgarden #nativeplantgardening #wildlifehabitatgarden #pollinatorgardens #nativeplants #zebraswallowtail

Second cast of the night and Elena lands this beau

Second cast of the night and Elena lands this beauty of a Northern Pike. She reeled it up to the dock (put up a good fight) and I got it out of the water and off the line. Thanks to @cdmartyn for passing along your expert techniques 😉 #girlswhofish

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#girlsthatfish #northernpike #pikefishing #fishingontario #getoutside #ontarioanglers

Summer paddling on the river with my partner in cr

Summer paddling on the river with my partner in crime. Exploring ancient cliffs and islands. Geocaching by kayak and taking in lots of awesome aquatic plants and animals. The swimming is pretty good too 💦
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#summerexploring #paddling #geocaching #watercache #exploringontario #yourstodiscover

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