What is Project 366? Read more here! It was a sunny and beautiful morning as I was making my way along the trail in Whitemud Ravine. Something, however, was not right. I was not able to put my finger on it, but you could hear. Like droplets of a light morning rain on the leafs…
What is Project 366? Read more here! Lately I have come across dense stands of Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) along the banks of the Whitemud Creek. I have probably unconsciously seen it all through summer but it is not until now, with its unique yellow button-like flowers arranged in dense, flat-topped clusters that I have…
What is Project 366? Read more here! Sometimes it is fun to take the less travelled patch and go off roading during a nature walk. You never know what you will come across when you get away from the main trail and go for a bit of bush whacking. This time, however, I did not…
What is Project 366? Read more here! Nuthatches are common at the Whitemud Ravine but tricky to take pictures of as they never seem to sit still. I managed to snap this on single picture of a White-breasted Nuthatch sitting on a log for a second before it quickly moved on. Nuthatches forage on insects…
What is Project 366? Read more here! As I was walking along the trail down at Whitemud Ravine a subtle rustle of leaves from a grove of High-bush Cranberries caught my attention. The bushes were laden with ripe berries and I assumed that the noise came from birds enjoying a snack. I tried to coax…
What is Project 366? Read more here! The age old idea that moss grows on the north side of trees seems to be true, at least on the older larger trees down at the Whitemud Ravine. The picture below shows the north side of an old growth deciduous tree, the south side of the trunk…
What is Project 366? Read more here! I came across these unique looking seed pods along the Whitemud Creek the other day. I have never seen anything like it so I was quite intrigued. The actual seeds were riddling around inside the sed pod so it was almost like a gigantic rattlesnake rattle. It turns…
What is Project 366? Read more here! Another pretty face and another invasive species. The striking Butter-and-egg plant (Linaria vulgaris) is native to Europe and Asia. It was introduced in North America as a decorative garden plant. It did not take long for it to escape and the rest is history. These days it is…
What is Project 366? Read more here! [Walking softly through the forest] BIRD: Fee-bee! Fee-bee! Fee-bee! Fee-bee! HUMAN: Who are you? BIRD: We are the Chickadees that say… Fee-bee! HUMAN: No! Not the Chickadees that say Fee-bee! BIRD: The same! HUMAN: Those who hear them seldom live to tell the tale! BIRD: The Chickadees Who…
What is Project 366? Read more here! So a mushroom walks into a party and the bouncer says, “Sorry we are full”. The mushroom replies: “But I don’t take up mushroom”. Now that we have that out of the way,… this is without question the funkiest looking fungus I have come across so far. Initially…